The purpose of the community commission for public safety and accountability (CCPSA) is to “bring police officers and Chicago residents together to plan, prioritize, and build mutual trust; strengthen the police accountability system.” Read more at chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

The 8th police district consists of the following neighborhoods: Garfield Ridge, South Lawndale, Archer Heights, Clearing, West Lawn, Ashburn, Chicago Lawn, Brighton Park, Gage Park, and West Elsdon. Here is the agenda s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2595…

The meeting has been called to order at 6:35pm. District Council Chairman Jason Huff makes opening remarks and the meeting will begin with public comments.

One person, Toni Calloway, makes a comment encouraging everyone to participate in the program of the police academy, which is done twice a year. Read more here chicagopolice.org/community-acad…

The next item is the approval of the minutes from the meeting on 5/15/2025. The minutes have been approved.

The next item on the agenda is updates from the district council members. Nominating Committee member Albert Cacciottolo mentions meeting with other nominating committee members across the other districts. A few terms will expire in June 2026.

Community Engagement Member Mark Hamberlin gives an update. Mentioning a few “teen takeovers.”

Huff mentions that the 8th police district has nine aldermen. He mentions that the council will be present at upcoming events.

Calloway asks about flyers for some of the mentioned upcoming events. Huff says that flyers will be available soon.

Some of the members of the public are mentioning the turnout of previous events. One member mentions between 800 and 1,000 people attend one particular event.

Huff begins his updates with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) monthly report.

Huff mentions that if anyone who has an inquiry for whatever is listed (if it not currently under investigation), he will look into it. Huff’s next update is a tentative proposal for an alternative response for parking violations. Here is more info

Huff mentions that this tentative proposal will be introduced to aldermen. The 8th police district council wants feedback from residents and all aldermen.

Huff’s next update is a proposed traffic policy. Here mentions that the 8th police district council is not in support of this. There is a survey available for residents to provide feedback

A fifteen page memorandum and fifteen page draft have been provided. Hamberlin mentions recently being stopped by police.

The next item is guest speaker Joseph Osborne, from the USPS Postal inspection service. He is here to answer questions. Cacciottolo asks, “Have they came up with a different way of opening and locking mailboxes?”

Osborne responds with the usage of master keys

He goes on to say that over thirty people have been arrested for mail theft.

Osborne also mentions an increase in postage (stamp) fraud.

Another person’s question concerns the amount of people for mail delivery. Osborne provides tips saying not to leave anything for pickup after the last drop off. Most packages are stolen overnight.

This same person’s question, “are postal employees trained at all about observing everyday proper traffic rules?” Osborne answers that employees are trained, “as long as local police are okay with it.”

The meeting has adjourned at 7:58pm. The next meeting will be July 12th 2025.

By the way here is the survey forms.office.com/pages/response…