John Catanzara

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 2:Any action or conduct which impedes the Department’s efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department,in that: Count I: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll
and/or on Injured on Duty (IOD) status for a back-related injury,engaged in secondary employment at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street, Chicago, in that he worked as a security person/guard, thereby impeding the Department’s
efforts to achieve its policy and goals, and/or bringing discredit upon the Department.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 2:Any action or conduct which impedes the Department’s efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department,in that: Count II: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll,
represented himself as a Chicago police officer while working as a non-
uniformed security person/guard at the Topo Gigio Restaurant,
located at or about 1516 North Wells Street, Chicago, thereby impeding the Department’s efforts to achieve its policy and goals, and/or bringing discredit upon the Department.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 2:Any action or conduct which impedes the Department’s efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department,in that: Count III: On or about October 20, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, during a statement to the
Independent Police Review Authority, denied that he was working security at Topo Gigio on June 14, 2008, and/or denied that the accepted gratuities, gifts or food in exchange for doing security at Topo Gigio, and/or made statements to that effect, while one or more employees of Topo Gigio stated that he was working security that day, thereby impeding the Department’s efforts to achieve its policy and/or bringing discredit upon the Department.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3
572, charged herein, is guilty of violating Rule 2: Any action or conduct which impedes the Department’s efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department,in that:Count IV: On or about January 15, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, after being released from
the medical roll at approximately 1330 hours, failed to report for duty in the 18th District, third watch, thereby impeding the Department’s efforts to achieve its policy and/or bringing discredit upon the Department.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 3:Any failure to promote the Department’s efforts to implement its policy or accomplish its goals,
in that: Count I: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll and/or on Injured on Duty (IOD) status for a back-related injury, engaged in secondary employment at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street, Chicago, in that he worked as a security person/guard.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 3:Any failure to promote the Department’s efforts to implement its policy or accomplish its goals,
in that: Count II: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll, represented himself as a Chicago police officer while working as a non-uniformed security person/guard at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street,
Chicago.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 6:Disobedience of an order or directive, whether written or oral, in that:Count I: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll
and/or on Injured on Duty (IOD) status for a back-related injury, engaged in secondary employment at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street, Chicago, in that he worked as a security person/guard, thereby violating Employee Resource
E01-11, Section III-J, Employee Resource E03-01, Glossary Terms 9-
B, General Order 08-01, Section IV-K, and/or General Order 89-08, Section IV-K.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 6:Disobedience of an order or directive, whether written or oral, in that:Count II: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll,
represented himself as a Chicago police officer while working as a non
-uniformed security person/guard at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street, Chicago, thereby violating Employee Resource E01-11, Section II-f, General Order 08-01, Section III -F, and/or General Order 89-08, Section III-F.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 14:Making a false report, written or oral, in that: On or about October 20, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, during a statement to the Independent Police Review Authority, denied that he was working security at Topo Gigio on
June 14, 2008, and/or denied that he accepted gratuities, gifts or food in exchange for doing security at Topo Gigio, and/or made statements to that effect, while one or more employees of Topo Gigio stated that he was working security that day.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 23:Failure to obey Department orders concerning other employment, occupation, or
profession,in that:Count I: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll and/or on Injured on Duty (IOD) status for a back-related injury, engaged in secondary employment at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street,
Chicago, in that he worked as a security person/guard, thereby violating Employee Resource E01-11, Section III-J, Employee Resource E03 -01, Glossary Terms 9-B, General Order 08-01, Section IV-K, and/or General Order 89-08, Section IV-K.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 23:Failure to obey Department orders concerning other employment, occupation, or
profession,in that:Count II: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll, represented himself as a Chicago police officer while working as a non-uniformed security person/guard at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street,
Chicago, thereby violating Employee Resource E01-11, Section II-f, General Order 08-01, Section III-F, and/or General Order 89-08, Section III-F.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 24:Failure to follow medical roll procedures,in that:Count I: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzar a, while on the medical roll and/or on Injured on Duty (IOD) status for a back-related injury, engaged in secondary
employment at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street,

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 24:Failure to follow medical roll procedures,in that: Count II: On or about June 14, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, while on the medical roll, represented hims
elf as a Chicago police officer while working as a non-uniformed security person/guard at the Topo Gigio Restaurant, located at or about 1516 North Wells Street, Chicago, thereby violating Employee Resource E01-11, Section II-F, General Order 08-01, Section III-F, and/or General Order 89-08, Section III-F.

The Respondent, Police Officer John J. Catanzara, Star No. 3572, charged herein, is guilty of violating, to wit:Rule 24:Failure to follow medical roll procedures,in that:Count III: On or about January 15, 2008, Police Officer Catanzara, after being released from the medical roll at approximately 1330 hours, failed to report for duty in the 18th
District, third watch, thereby violating Employee Resource E03-01-01 or any of its predecessor general orders, and/or the Department’s medical roll procedures/policy.