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Chicago Officer Carlos Baker Faces COPA Probe Over Alleged Bar Assault

The off-duty female officer reported facial injuries after the Wicker Park incident; the probe follows calls for transparency after a court order barred release of records in his partner’s June shooting.

Overview

  • A police report says the 29-year-old off-duty officer was beaten outside DSTRKT Bar & Grill, suffered facial cuts and received stitches for a split lip.
  • COPA has confirmed an active investigation into the alleged battery while CPD officials report no arrests have been made in the case.
  • An employee at a nearby business told reporters that Baker called requesting surveillance footage while identifying himself as an officer, despite being named as a suspect.
  • Baker remains on medical leave yet continues to hold his badge and service weapon, raising questions about departmental oversight and liability.
  • The bar incident has intensified scrutiny over sealed internal affairs files and withheld body-cam videos from the June friendly-fire shooting that killed Officer Krystal Rivera.