Overview
- Local authorities filed five counts of official misconduct against Officer Oscar Magpali after an investigation that led to charges announced Tuesday.
- Investigators reviewed electronic and departmental records, conducted witness interviews, and examined activity in LEADS and NCIC to build the case.
- An initial audit found numerous searches of vehicles registered to Waukegan police employees and people tied to those employees, prompting the separate criminal and administrative probes.
- Magpali, an 11-year department employee, was placed on administrative leave and is due in court on Nov. 3 while the department keeps its internal inquiry open.
- The department launched a wider, ongoing audit of officers’ use of automated license plate readers (the Flock system) and other databases to evaluate policy compliance and possible oversight changes.