Union leader says cops were exhausted, used congressman's office to rest
The president of the Fraternal Order of Police said Monday he has talked to all of the rank-and-file police officers who, as he put it, "guarded" U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush's South Side campaign office and is more convinced than ever they did nothing wrong.
Union President John Catanzara said the officers were exhausted, having already worked a 13.5-hour day and due back at work four hours later on what was supposed to be their day off.
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