Corruption probe nets 3 more Chicago cops

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

A Chicago Police sergeant and two officers were arrested Monday in a widening corruption investigation of the elite Special Operations Section -- bringing the total number of officers charged in the case to seven.

Sgt. James McGovern, 40, was charged with official misconduct, and his bond was set at $50,000. He's been on the force for 13 years.

Officers Margaret Hopkins, 32, and Frank Villareal, 38, were charged with home invasion and official misconduct, and Villareal was charged with armed violence. They will appear in bond court today. Hopkins joined the department seven years ago and Villareal, 12 years ago.

Officers Jerome Finnigan, Carl Suchocki, Keith Herrera and Thomas Sherry were charged in September with a list of felonies in 11 separate incidents dating to 2003.

On Monday, Finnigan, Suchocki and Herrera were charged in three additional incidents, authorities said. They also will appear in bond court today. They have been free on bail since September.

Isn't nice to know that these guys had a monopoly on gun ownership in the city of Chicago.The gun banners never think about these things.