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Four Chicago cops stripped of arrest powers

Six officers were similarly treated early this month after sergeant was accused beating a handcuffed suspect

By Frank Main
The Chicago Sun-Times

CHICAGO — Four Chicago Police officers have been stripped of their arrest powers during an internal investigation, sources said Thursday.

The department would not say what the officers are accused of or their unit assignment.

Earlier this month, a sergeant and six officers were stripped of their police powers after the sergeant was accused of beating a handcuffed suspect on the South Side near 79th and Vincennes.

Two of those officers were cleared after records showed they were not present during the incident. They have sued the city.

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