Chicago Police and Firefighters Endorse Michael Carroll for 46th Ward Alderman

January 25, 2011

First Responders All Agree that Michael Carroll is the Best Choice for Alderman

Michael Carroll, candidate for Alderman of the 46th Ward, has received major endorsements from the Fraternal Order of Police – Chicago Lodge 7, Chicago Firefighters Local 2, and the Chicago Police Sergeants’ Association. After reviewing all the candidates, each first responders’ union independently reached the same conclusion: Michael Carroll is the right choice for 46th Ward Alderman.

“We are unanimously endorsing Michael Carroll as the best candidate to reduce crime in the 46th Ward,” stated Mark Donahue, president of the Fraternal Order of Police – Chicago Lodge 7. “His proactive plan for fighting crime and over seven years of experience as a Chicago Police Officer make him the right choice for voters”

Michael will protect the interests of our officers and their families and serve as a voice for all our citizens on the City Council,” Donahue added.

The unions represent every emergency first responder that works for the City of Chicago. Fraternal Order of Police - Chicago Lodge 7 represents about 17,000 active and retired Chicago police officers. The Chicago Firefighters Local 2 represents about 5,000 active and retired Chicago firefighters. Chicago Police Sergeants' Association represents around 2,000 active and retired Chicago police sergeants.

"We think Michael Carroll will bring a considerate and realistic work ethic to the City Council," said Tom Ryan, President of Chicago Fire Fighters Local 2. "Firefighters live in the very wards that we serve and so we share the same passion and concerns that our neighbors have. Because we have common needs, we can find common solutions and I know that Michael welcomes that cooperation."

This means the people who work everyday to protect the health and safety of the City of Chicago all agree that the best choice for the 46th Ward Alderman is Michael Carroll.

“I am grateful to the Chicago Police, Firefighters, and Sergeants unions for their endorsement,” Carroll said. “As Alderman, I will work tirelessly alongside the police and firefighters and be their advocate on the City Council as we work to improve public safety and fight crime here in the 46th Ward.”

“This is our neighborhood, our home, and I vow everyday to protect our citizens,” Carroll continued

About Michael Carroll: Michael Carroll is a 32-year-old candidate for Alderman of the 46th Ward. Michael has served as a Chicago Police Officer for over seven years and now works in the Targeted Response Unit, responsible for targeting gangs, guns, and drugs in Chicago’s high crime areas. He joined the race for Alderman in late October 2009. For more information, visit http://www.carroll46.com.

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What would Michael Carroll do to address crime in Uptown?

I was asked the following question by a representative of the Beacon Block Club via Twitter:

Q: What would you do about the shootings in Uptown (murder yesterday plus one shot today) if elected Alderman of the 46th Ward?

A: I would put an end to the violence that plagues Uptown by giving the Chicago Police Department the tools it needs to combat the criminals that call the 46th Ward home and who will continue until our publicly elected officials stand up and say, "enough is enough."

I have been a Chicago Police Officer for the last seven years, working primarily in our City's toughest neighborhoods. I have made over one thousand arrests in my career, broken up dozens of open air drug markets, and have removed countless guns off of our City streets. I know how to reduce crime and make our City streets safe because I have been doing just that for the last seven years. Moreover, I willingly serve our community, even when my own well being is at risk.

Just today, I watched as another one of my friends was wheeled away on a stretcher after he was murdered by a coward in broad day light. It was a long, terrible day and my eyes well up as I type this response to your question. But I do not shirk from my responsibilities. That risk I take when I go out and serve the residents of Chicago is one that I accept willingly and is a risk I would undertake any day of the week. I would undergo any hardship to ensure that the residents in our community live without fear of violence breaking out on the street, preventing the need to dodge bullets as they are fired between rival gangs. The people of the 46th Ward deserve better and it is something that I will deliver.

I will bring my unique background in public service to elected office, working to make our City and the 46th Ward a better place. No one in our Ward believes that shootings, gang violence, and narcotics sales are good for our community. Yet nothing is substantively done to put an end to those activities. Police resources are scarce because of budget cuts and misappropriated funding. Attrition within the Chicago Police Department greatly outweighs hiring and criminals have become accustom to lenient sentences to violent crimes. This is a travesty and is something that I will change to ensure that the safety and security of the residents and taxpayers of our community is paramount. The people of the 46th Ward deserve better and it is something I will deliver.

More bad news for residents of the 46th Ward

More bad news for residents of the 46th Ward.

"We’re probably going to have some hearings on it [police hiring]," Beale told [Mick Dumke] Tuesday. "But again, I’m the new chairman [because former chairman Ike Carothers is headed to the federal penitentiary for bribery and tax fraud], and as soon as I walked in I had this contract put on my lap. So I’ve got to figure out all the ordinances before the committee and then we’ll move forward from there. I’m still new, getting my feet wet" (The Chicago Reader, June 8, 2010).

Getting your feet wet is not an excuse when people in our community are continually dealing with crime in front of their homes and on their street corners. That police contract sat for three years and suddenly it was put on your lap? Please. There were only 47 cops hired in 2009 at the nation's second largest police department. Members of City Council must do better. Change is required.

Money must be reallocated and more police officers hired to keep out community safe and secure. When residents do not receive proper police service, we all lose.