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Clara M. Ortiz

Case #: 21PB2999
Police badge #: 15995
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Recommendation Termination
Decision Termination
Length of process 11 months October 05, 2021 to August 18, 2022 Closed

Investigative Agency

Charged with violating 5 rules on 9 counts

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Rule 2	3 counts	Any action or conduct which impedes the Department's efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department. Count 1 Guilty On or about July 15, 2013, Police Officer Clara M. Ortiz (“Officer Ortiz”) signed a City of Chicago Department of Human Resources Employee Change of Address Form / Residency Affidavit stating her address as [xxxx] N. Washtenaw, Chicago, IL, when she actually resided at [xxxx] Grant Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, and/or [xxxx] Henrietta Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, from in or about July 2013 to on or about July 15, 2017, or for some period of time therein. Count 2 Guilty From at least in or about July 2013 through at least in or about September 2015, or for some period of time therein, Officer Ortiz resided at [xxxx] Grant Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. Count 3 Guilty From at least in or about September 2015 through at least on or about July 15, 2017, or for some period of time therein, Officer Ortiz resided at [xxxx] Henrietta Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois.
Rule 14	1 count	Making a false report, written or oral. Count 1 Guilty On or about July 15, 2013, Police Officer Clara M. Ortiz (“Officer Ortiz”) signed a City of Chicago Department of Human Resources Employee Change of Address Form / Residency Affidavit stating her address as [xxxx] N. Washtenaw, Chicago, IL, when she actually resided at [xxxx] Grant Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, and/or [xxxx] Henrietta Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, from in or about July 2013 to on or about July 15, 2017, or for some period of time therein.
Rule 26	1 count	Failure to provide the Department with a current address and telephone number. Count 1 Guilty On or about July 15, 2013, Police Officer Clara M. Ortiz (“Officer Ortiz”) signed a City of Chicago Department of Human Resources Employee Change of Address Form / Residency Affidavit stating her address as [xxxx] N. Washtenaw, Chicago, IL, when she actually resided at [xxxx] Grant Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, and/or [xxxx] Henrietta Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, from in or about July 2013 to on or about July 15, 2017, or for some period of time therein.
Rule 25	2 counts	Failure to actually reside within the corporate boundaries of the City of Chicago. Count 1 Guilty From at least in or about July 2013 through at least in or about September 2015, or for some period of time therein, Officer Ortiz resided at [xxxx] Grant Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. Count 2 Guilty From at least in or about September 2015 through at least on or about July 15, 2017, or for some period of time therein, Officer Ortiz resided at [xxxx] Henrietta Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois.
Rule 1	2 counts	Violation of any law or ordinance. Count 1 Guilty From at least in or about September 2015 through at least on or about July 15, 2017, or for some period of time therein, Officer Ortiz resided at [xxxx] Henrietta Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. Count 2 Guilty From at least in or about July 2013 through at least in or about September 2015, or for some period of time therein, Officer Ortiz resided at [xxxx] Grant Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois.

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It is important to understand the cases detailed here are a significant minority of the total complaints filed against officers. A typical year sees about 3–5% of complaints against officers result in a sustained finding of misconduct. A very small percentage of those sustained findings result in discipline that would require the police board to get involved. The data used for this website is taken directly from Police Board documents. The documents were obtained through the Illinois Freedom of Information act. All the documents used as the basis of this website are available for download from the individual case pages. The Chicago Justice Project is an independent transparency organization and is not affiliated in any way with the Chicago Police Board or any other justice agency in Chicago or Cook County.

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