A Cook County judge today reversed a decision by the Chicago Police Board to fire a veteran police officer for allegedly stealing a $1 bag of trail mix, court records show.
Ogden District Officer Aaron Pena, a 22-year veteran, was fired in 2008 after the city alleged he paid for two bags of trail mix but stole a third from a Walgreens in the 1900 block of West Cermak Road. Pena argued that he became concerned that he couldn't hear his radio and accidentally walked out of the store without paying.
"We're very happy the court saw it the way we saw it," said Dan Herbert, Pena's attorney. "He simply made a mistake." The board will reconsider punishment for Pena.
It sounded like an honest mistake at the time and it sounds exactly the same now. The store initially refused to sign complaints until threatened by IAD and didn't show up at court on a number of occasions.
In any case, don't look a gift horse in the mouth - retire and leave this armpit of a city, county and state as soon as you can.
In any case, don't look a gift horse in the mouth - retire and leave this armpit of a city, county and state as soon as you can.
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