Eddie T. Johnson
| Eddie T. Johnson | |
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| Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (interim) | |
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Assumed office March 28, 2016 |
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| Appointed by | Rahm Emanuel |
| Preceded by | Garry McCarthy |
| Chief of Patrol | |
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In office 2012–2016 |
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| Commander of the 6th District - Gresham | |
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In office 2008–2012 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Eddie T. Johnson Cabrini–Green Homes, Chicago |
Eddie T. Johnson is the interim Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. He was born in Cabrini-Green Homes and moved to the Washington Heights neighborhood, where he still lives, at age 9.
Johnson began his career in the Chicago Police Department in 1988 as a beat cop. He was appointed commander of the 6th district in 2008 and chief of patrol in 2012.
Rahm Emanuel endured controversy when appointing Johnson as his interim superintendent in 2016 considering Johnson was not one of the three finalists selected by the Chicago Police Board, and Johnson did not apply for the top job.
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