Kelley v. Civil Service Commission

On October 27, 1958, Timothy J. O’Connor, Commissioner of Police, filed charges with the Civil Service Commission of the City of Chicago, against the plaintiff, Leonard J. Kelley, a patrolman in the Department of Police in the City of Chicago. He was charged with violating section 3, Rule 389 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Police, viz., “Conduct unbecoming a police officer or employee of the Police Department”. The Commission found that on September 13, 1958, the plaintiff, after arresting Robert Trice, against whom James Dunn had signed a complaint, took twelve dollars…