Melrose Park extortion trial: Church, Kiddieland among institut...

Former Melrose Park Police Chief Vito Scavo used "extortion and strong-arm tactics" to get local institutions - including bars and restaurants, Our Lady of Mt.

[Bill]

Scavo's attorney, Breen, is right. Scavo is a copper's cop, just as crooked as the vast majority of them. The honest ones don't last long as police.

[Anon]

Sure, MP is like Mayberry--Bizzaro World Mayberry.

[itneverstops]

I know there are good cops....but in Chicago,it seems like a corrupt cop is arrested every other day....and its not just the crooked cooks and politicians of Chicago....its in the suburbs too...Batman is starting to look like our only hope...

[John j]

The people of Melrose wouldn't have it any other way. The town has been full of crooks and mobsters for years. They elect a new crook everytime the old ones are arrested.

[tom]

itneverstops wrote:

I know there are good cops....but in Chicago,it seems like a corrupt cop is arrested every other day....and its not just the crooked cooks and politicians of Chicago....its in the suburbs too...Batman is starting to look like our only hope...

I like your thought process; Batman is our answeer. At least I got a laugh out of all these POS cops both city and burbs!

[Butch]

Hopefully, he doesn't get more than 50 years.

[Italians]

Another offer you can not refuse

[Utah Pete]

Not all cops are bad but there sure seems to be a lot of bad ones.

[Too Many Nitwits]

Melrose Park = Mayberry?
Now that is rich! I never remembered a steak house in Mayberry getting fire bombed. Maybe Breen is trying to say that Scavo is Melrose Park's version of Barney Fife

[cgull]

Vito Scavo sounds like a real piece of work, among other things. Sounds like the Feds missed someone during the "Family Secrets"probe.

[mark]

"a copper's cop"? this is supposed to be a defense? please. lock up scavo with all the other thugs.

[Dave]

Put him on the tilt-o-whirl til he cries like a baby.

[Seal Dad]

Even the "mob" didn't shake down a Catholic Church as such was off limits. Have these criminals now ethics?
Leasing the Escalade is no big deal probably got a deal on that, GM can't sell them, but 11K for a TV - REALLY NICE TV HUH?

[Jamahtrah]

How is this news? This is the norm.

[Truth be told]

So the cop who killed two people driving drunk last week was driving a 2008 Lexus SUV. This guy is buying condos, Escalades, and TVs. Yet cops keep whining that they are underpaid for what they do??? These police unions need to get a reality check.

[Chi-town]

Police offiicers and elected offiicials should be held to higher standards.

[mp resident]

you people make me sick..........

[MEMP]

Nancy Mortonthal wrote:

Serpico, the mayor of Melroseberry is the most morally corrupt politician in Cook county. Hopefully he will be joining Vito and his good mob gumbas in the federal priison system soon. Serpico makes the Calabreese family look like a bunch of choirboys. Send Serpico to prison soon.

Serpico is not even mentioned! U are lame!

[Somebodyhelpme]

Gee, a bully cop. That never happens.

[Fairly Certain]

No! I don't believe it!

Policemen are to be worshiped - I see it on TV!

Law & Order, Jack Bauer, James Bond!!!!!!!