People v. Dixon

Defendant Willie Dixon was employed as an officer of the Cook County sheriff’s police department and was stationed in Maywood. On January 25, 1987, Superbowl Sunday, Dixon was working as a dispatcher. It is common practice for the sheriff’s department to make audio tapes of on-duty dispatcher communications. At 12:24 p.m. Dixon received an anonymous call regarding illegal gambling at the Prime Minister Restaurant in unincorporated Northbrook. After taking the call, Dixon wrote a report on the complaint according to standard operating procedures.

Dixon then called the restaurant, and the…