Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s withering criticism of the Chicago Police Department’s training efforts, top police officials have vowed to improve a field training program that matches rookies with seasoned cops for on-the-job mentoring and education.
–
Yet two cops currently in training to become field training officers were themselves involved in separate controversial fatal shootings.
Both fatalities resulted in multimillion-dollar legal payouts by the city. One officer, Raoul Mosqueda, fatally shot a motorist who tried to drive away from a traffic stop in 2011.
But at a civil trial in 2015, Mosqueda gave testimony that clashed with a police recording, casting doubt on the lawfulness …