Daley: If cops shoot, give 'em drug test - How about we give it before they shoot mayor?

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POLICE | Also wants random screens for alcohol

December 7, 2007
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter

Under fire for the way police shootings are investigated, the Daley administration wants the right to test Chicago Police officers who discharge their weapons -- on duty or off -- for alcohol and drugs.

In the wake of barroom brawls involving off-duty officers, City Hall is also proposing random testing for alcohol as well as drugs; stepped-up drug testing that uses hair samples instead of just urine; testing for Ecstasy and steroids, and drug and alcohol testing of officers in specialized units.

In addition, the city wants to retain disciplinary records related to sustained complaints for the "duration of an officer's employment" and require officers under investigation to make "electronically recorded statements" to the Internal Affairs Division and the Independent Police Review Authority.

A recent Sun-Times investigation into police shootings found that detectives were sometimes not eager to administer a Breathalyzer to a fellow cop.