City Investigating Third Incident Of Racial Slurs On Police Radio Frequency
CHICAGO (CBS) -- For the third time in 10 days, racial slurs were uttered over the Chicago police radio band, and the again said it was not an officer making the comments.
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said the latest incident occurred Monday afternoon. Details on the transmission were not immediately available.
Monday's incident comes on the heels of another racist comment heard on the police radio frequency Sunday night, when a male could be heard saying: "Will you shoot all these (expletives) and get it over with?"
On March 12, another string of racial slurs was heard on the police radio channel. A male voice was heard saying: "Typical f-----' n-----." Later in the exchange, another voice is heard saying, "Black lives matter, [unintelligible], f-----, n------."
At one point, the dispatcher is asked to find "the radio number" to determine where the comments came from.
The dispatcher is heard saying "I am already hollering for my supervisor."
OEMC said it has reviewed the transmissions made in recent days, and does not believe they came from an official police radio.
"OEMC continues to investigate the unauthorized use of the city's radio frequencies that have occurred over the last few days. The department has filed a complaint with the FCC," OEMC said Monday.
Chicago police said they have confirmed the racist and profane comments came from unauthorized radios which have accessed emergency frequencies. Police said there's no evidence the person making the comments works for the city.
