An ordinance that would have restricted Chicago police raids on homes following a botched operation caught on camera in 2019 did not get enough votes.
Police raided Anjanette Young’s home by mistake in 2019. Officers handcuffed Young naked and allegedly wouldn’t let her cover up while they searched her home.
The Chicago Committee on Public Safety voted 10-4 Thursday against the measure bearing Young’s name.
The proposal would have required Chicago police officers to follow a new set of changes under city law, including a ban on the use of warrants and giving residents 30 seconds to open the door when officers approach them. a house.
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Anjanette Young and attorney Keenan Saulter discuss the progress in Young’s case and efforts to work with the City of Chicago. Young was the victim of a botched raid by Chicago police when police entered the wrong house.
(Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/TNS/abacapress.com)
Additionally, no officer could seek a warrant based solely on information from an informant, among other criteria.
The ordinance came after the 2019 raid on Young’s home. Body camera footage showed Young repeatedly telling officers they had gone to the wrong house.
Investigators had arrived at his home after an unidentified informant provided his address, claiming a man illegally possessed a gun on the property. Young, a black social worker, had come home from work and was undressing for bed when police burst in.
Chicago police officers park their vehicles on the street near the crime scene. City leaders voted Thursday against an ordinance that would have restricted Chicago police raids on homes following a botched operation caught on video three years ago.
(Chicago Police Department)
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The city attempted to block video of the raid from being made public. Young later obtained it after filing a lawsuit.
He later reached a $2.9 million settlement with the city.
