Joe Gliniewicz Career Story a Familiar One in State, Local Government

Opinion by Scott Reeder of the Illinois News Network

SPRINGFIELD – I couldn’t help but shake my head when I read the latest about police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz.

He was the Fox Lake cop who apparently tried to make his own suicide look like a heroic line-of-duty death.

Investigators now say he was stealing from the Explorer Post the department operated. Text messages sent by Gliniewicz before his suicide indicate he was terrified of being found out.

When I first read of the findings, I just leaned back and waited.

A cascade of problems inevitably was going to pour out of his personnel file.

And that cascade soon followed.

And, no, I’m not psychic.

I’ve covered government for nearly 30 years. I’ve seen this play acted out before.

A problem employee finally does something that can’t be ignored and departmental embarrassment ensues...

You can read the rest of Reeder’s opinion here.

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