Feds nab 2 Chicago cops in theft sting

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Two Chicago cops were arrested Wednesday in an FBI sting for allegedly stealing $31,000 from self-storage lockers they thought were rented by a drug dealer.

Tactical Officers Richard Doroniuk and Mahmoud "Mike" Shamah are charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit theft. Paroled felon Larry "Peanut" Cross is charged with helping them.

"Today's arrests result from the department's ongoing commitment to remove bad cops from the streets," Police Supt. Phil Cline said.

A lieutenant, a sergeant and three other officers participated in the storage locker raids in June and August, authorities said. They were not identified.

"We're going to look at the culpability of supervisors and see if there's any other involvement," said Cline, whose Internal Affairs Division is investigating with the FBI.

The arrests come a month after four officers in the Special Operations Section were charged with invading homes and robbing people. More arrests are expected in that case.

The spirit of William Hanhardt lives on.