With PPP fraud case looming, son of Chicago’s ex-top cop dodges suspension over chaotic arrest
<p>The son of former Chicago police Supt. Terry Hillard dodged discipline for his role in a chaotic arrest at a South Side police station after ex-top cop Larry Snelling pushed back on the findings of the city’s police oversight agency.</p><p>Officer Dana Hillard remains stripped of his policing powers in another disciplinary case in which he’s accused of <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/10/03/cops-accused-ppp-fraud-domestic-violence-sons-former-chicago-police-superintendents" target="_blank" >bilking the federal Paycheck Protection Program</a>, a pandemic-relief program that was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/ppp-paycheck-protection-program-covid-relief/2026/07/15/ppp-fraud-pandemic-chicago-police-inspector-general" target="_blank" >overrun with fraud</a>, records show.</p><p>As the younger Hillard faces potential dismissal in that case, he caught a break last month in the other investigation centering around an on-duty imbroglio.</p><p>The Civilian Office of Police Accountability initially found that he’d broken department rules by failing to de-escalate the situation and engaging in an “unjustified” argument with someone who was arrested while trying to file a report over a crash.</p><p>“You came here for our f---ing help,” Hillard reportedly said.
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<p>The son of former Chicago police Supt. Terry Hillard dodged discipline for his role in a chaotic arrest at a South Side police station after ex-top cop Larry Snelling pushed back on the findings of the city’s police oversight agency.</p><p>Officer Dana Hillard remains stripped of his policing powers in another disciplinary case in which he’s accused of <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/10/03/cops-accused-ppp-fraud-domestic-violence-sons-former-chicago-police-superintendents" target="_blank" >bilking the federal Paycheck Protection Program</a>, a pandemic-relief program that was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/ppp-paycheck-protection-program-covid-relief/2026/07/15/ppp-fraud-pandemic-chicago-police-inspector-general" target="_blank" >overrun with fraud</a>, records show.</p><p>As the younger Hillard faces potential dismissal in that case, he caught a break last month in the other investigation centering around an on-duty imbroglio.</p><p>The Civilian Office of Police Accountability initially found that he’d broken department rules by failing to de-escalate the situation and engaging in an “unjustified” argument with someone who was arrested while trying to file a report over a crash.</p><p>“You came here for our f---ing help,” Hillard reportedly said. “You should’ve called your motherf---ing brother.”</p><p>The incident played out at the Wentworth District on Oct. 30, 2023, after a father and son caused an uproar when they were told they’d missed their turn to file the report and would have to wait longer, COPA said.</p><p>Hillard and a sergeant came to check on the commotion, and the sergeant began tussling with one of the men while Hillard brought the other outside, COPA said.
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- <p>The son of former Chicago police Supt. Terry Hillard dodged discipline for his role in a chaotic arrest at a South Side police station after ex-top cop Larry Snelling pushed back on the findings of the city’s police oversight agency.</p><p>Officer Dana Hillard remains stripped of his policing powers in another disciplinary case in which he’s accused of <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/10/03/cops-accused-ppp-fraud-domestic-violence-sons-former-chicago-police-superintendents" target="_blank" >bilking the federal Paycheck Protection Program</a>, a pandemic-relief program that was <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/ppp-paycheck-protection-program-covid-relief/2026/07/15/ppp-fraud-pandemic-chicago-police-inspector-general" target="_blank" >overrun with fraud</a>, records show.</p><p>As the younger Hillard faces potential dismissal in that case, he caught a break last month in the other investigation centering around an on-duty imbroglio.</p><p>The Civilian Office of Police Accountability initially found that he’d broken department rules by failing to de-escalate the situation and engaging in an “unjustified” argument with someone who was arrested while trying to file a report over a crash.</p><p>“You came here for our f---ing help,” Hillard reportedly said.
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