Chicago FOP President Suspended, Called ‘A Dictator'

City Police Union President Suspended, Called 'A Dictator'
CHICAGO - JANUARY 19: The Chicago Police and Chicago Fire Department badges, are displayed on front of the City Of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters, in Chicago, Illinois on JANAURY 19, 2013 (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
CHICAGO - JANUARY 19: The Chicago Police and Chicago Fire Department badges, are displayed on front of the City Of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters, in Chicago, Illinois on JANAURY 19, 2013 (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police has suspended the president of the union representing Chicago Police officers — and prohibited Mike Shields from negotiating with the city — after accusing him of violating his oath of office and branding him a “dictator.”

The extraordinary step by State FOP President Ted Street was announced at a general membership meeting Tuesday night where a Monroe District beat car was called to “police the police” amid fears it could get ugly.

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