Chicago police cadet goose-stepped at Jones College Prep while wearing Nazi-like uniform
<p>An employee of the Chicago Police Department goose-stepped across a high school stage and saluted while wearing a Nazi-like uniform, according to a report released Wednesday by the city's top watchdog. </p><p>A source said the employee was a student at Jones College Prep and was part of the police department's cadet program, which employs young people pursuing a career in law enforcement.
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<p>An employee of the Chicago Police Department goose-stepped across a high school stage and saluted while wearing a Nazi-like uniform, according to a report released Wednesday by the city's top watchdog. </p><p>A source said the employee was a student at Jones College Prep and was part of the police department's cadet program, which employs young people pursuing a career in law enforcement. </p><p>The cadet, who was a minor at the time, resigned before the inspector general's office could push for dismissal, according to its most recent quarterly report. The police department has indicated that it would work to have the former cadet placed on the city's do-not-hire list.</p><p>"The uniform, march, and salute created the impression that the individual was evoking Nazi Germany," the inspector general's office found.
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- <p>An employee of the Chicago Police Department goose-stepped across a high school stage and saluted while wearing a Nazi-like uniform, according to a report released Wednesday by the city's top watchdog. </p><p>A source said the employee was a student at Jones College Prep and was part of the police department's cadet program, which employs young people pursuing a career in law enforcement.
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