The Chicago Police Department last month stripped two officers of their police powers after the officers were charged with domestic violence, recently released records show.
Police records show that the first of those officers, Warren Gaines, was stripped of his police powers March 21, the same day he was arrested and charged with domestic battery on the Far South Side. Gaines was most recently assigned to the Wentworth District (2nd) and had been a police officer for almost four years, records show.
Cook County Court records show that Judge Jeanne Marie Wren on Monday dropped the case against Gaines, who had been released pending trial.
According to the Police Department, Gaines, 39, is currently detailed to CPD’s alternate response section, a common landing place for cops awaiting disciplinary action. His restriction of duty form, obtained in a Freedom of Information Act request, cites “a domestic incident” as the reason for his being stripped of police powers. His attorney, Tim Grace, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Rogers Park District (24th) officers arrested the second officer, Guerrero Rivera, also on March 21. According to an arrest report obtained by the Tribune, Rivera — also represented by Grace — allegedly hit a family member during an argument over deleted text messages. Rivera also was struck during the altercation, the report stated, but responding officers determined that Rivera, 31, had been the aggressor in the fight.
Authorities charged Rivera with domestic battery the same day, court records show. Judge Michael Hogan Jr. released him pending trial on the condition that he not contact the alleged victim or approach her home, school or workplace. He is due back in court April 16, records show.
Rivera’s notification of duty restrictions sheet, also obtained in a FOIA request, shows that he was relieved of his police powers the day he was arrested, listing the reason for it as a domestic incident involving physical abuse.
Public records show Rivera was most recently assigned to the Deering District (9th) and had been with CPD for about eight years. Rivera is not on active duty, the department said. Internal Police Department investigations into both officers are in progress.
