Sheriff’s Office Withholds Internal Investigation Video in Zane Seipler’s Federal Wrongful Termination Case

The following motion was filed this week in the Federal wrongful terminiati0n suit of Zane Seipler against the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. Two items might be of particular interest: that Sheriff Keith Nygren’s stated intention to appeal his third loss … Continue reading

Exhibit A of Zane Seipler’s Wrongful Termination Suit

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog posted the latest motion in the ongoing wrongful termination suit brought by former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler against the man who fired him, Sheriff Keith Nygren. That’s the suit involving racial profiling by Nygren’s … Continue reading

McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren Reveals Internal Report on Targeting Latinos

At least that is what I have been told Sheriff Keith Nygren did for the two Heralds. No press release, but, predictably, the outcome of the investigation as to whether minorities were targeted for traffic tickets was, “NO WAY, JOSE!” … Continue reading

WGN Shooting Tape of Former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler

WGN Shooting Tape of Former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler A WGN-TV crew was in Woodstock recently shooting for a segment that will probably coordinate with a Chicago Tribune story. You may remember that McHenry County Blog told you what the … Continue reading

Letter to Deputies Explains Sheriff’s Department Probe on Racial Profiling

It’s amazing what pops into the in box of McHenry County Blog. The latest is a January 20 2011, letter from McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Bureau Commander Lt. Duane Cedergren. It’s about an internal investigation of racial profiling, the … Continue reading

Four Years of Racial Profiling Instructions Requested by Tribune

Seeking four years of data, Chicago Tribune reporter Joe Mahr has filed a wide-ranging Freedom of Information request with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. Whether this is part of a systematic comparison of arrest procedures through the Tribune’s circulation area … Continue reading

Transcript in Last Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 10

Christmas Eve, McHenry County Blog ran the first part of the December 15, 2010, transcript of a Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney. December 25th, the second part was published with the third installment published Sunday. Part 4 went … Continue reading

Transcript in Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 9

Christmas Eve, McHenry County Blog ran the first part of the December 15, 2010, transcript of a Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney. December 25th, the second part was published with the third installment published Sunday. Part 4 went … Continue reading

Transcript in Last Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 8

Christmas Eve, McHenry County Blog ran the first part of the December 15, 2010, transcript of a Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney. December 25th, the second part was published with the third installment published Sunday. Part 4 went … Continue reading

Transcript in Last Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 7

December 24th, McHenry County Blog ran the first part of the December 15, 2010, transcript of a Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney. December 25th, the second part was published with the third installment published Sunday. Part 4 went … Continue reading

Transcript in Last Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 5

December 24th, McHenry County Blog ran the first part of the December 15, 2010, transcript of a Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahone. December 25th, the second part was published with the third installment published Sunday. Part 4 went … Continue reading

Transcript in Last Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 4

December 24th, McHenry County Blog ran the first part of the December 15, 2010, transcript of a Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney. December 25th, the second part was published with the third installment published yesterday. This is part … Continue reading

Transcript in Last Zane Seipler Wrongful Termination Court Hearing – Part 1

McHenry County Blog sat though the Rockford hearing before Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney a week ago on December 15, 2010. While I took notes, I thought it best to wait until I could obtain a copy of the transcript of … Continue reading

A Day in Zane Seipler’s Court Case Against Sheriff Keith Nygren – Part 2

Yesterday, I related the first part of what I saw in Federal Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom last Friday. We ended with the attorney for Sheriff’s Deputies Greg Pyle, Chris Jones and Jeremy Bruketta trying to keep his clients, … Continue reading