This Cop Got Out of 44 Tickets by Saying Over and Over That His Girlfriend Stole His Car

[Nevilledog]

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-chicago-cop-got-out-of-44-traffic-tickets

Each time he stood before a Chicago traffic court judge and told his story, the judge asked his name.

“Jeffrey Kriv,” he’d say. That was true.

Then he’d raise his right hand and get sworn in. What came next was also consistent.

“Well, that morning, I broke up with my girlfriend and she stole my car,” Kriv, who had been ticketed for running a red light, testified in January 2021.

“Yeah, I broke up with my girlfriend earlier that morning, had a knock-down, drag-out fight, verbally, of course. She took my car without my knowledge,” he told a different judge when fighting a speeding ticket in August 2021.

“I broke up with my girlfriend that day and she took my car without my knowledge. … I didn’t get my car back for like three days. But it was her driving the car,” he said while contesting a speeding ticket, once again under oath, in May 2022.

The excuse worked, just as it had many times before.

*snip*

[Demovictory9]

1. Read the article folks..this cop is a lunatic raving crime spree

[Nevilledog]

2. He has the eyes of a serial killer.

[Mr.Bill]

3. I read the whole thing.

This guy belongs in prison.

[Duppers]

6. He's a criminal with a badge. He was...

"...investigated at least 26 times over allegations of dishonesty as a police officer. That included accusations of falsifying records, writing unwarranted tickets, performing improper searches, making false arrests."

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. more..8 more speeding tickets this year, at least

As Kriv, who is 56, was defending himself in traffic court last year, he also was eyeing retirement, going back and forth with the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago to sort out his pension benefits. He was told he’d gain another year of seniority — and a larger pension — if he stayed on the force until Jan. 15.

On Jan. 12, the department collected his badge and stripped him of police powers.

On Jan. 14, Kriv got another speeding ticket.

On Jan. 17, Kriv retired.

The next day, Kriv’s car was ticketed again for speeding.

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Kriv got three more speeding tickets soon after he retired in mid-January. He didn’t contest any of them, and he paid the fines.

Then he got three more speeding tickets.

[Celerity]

5. Jeffrey Kriv is a serial thug as well, a fucking criminal copper, lock the fucker up

and this following record detail only goes up to 2017:

https://cpdp.co/officer/15228/jeffrey-kriv/

Jeffrey Kriv

Year of Birth 1966
57 years old

Race White
Sex Male

Badge 19265, 19747

Rank Police Officer
$93,354 base salary

[Emile]

7. Sounds like a good case for perjury.

[malaise]

9. THIS

And a corrupt old boys club

[Demovictory9]

12. Definitely

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. That's 44 actual tickets. Imagine all the traffic stops ...

... where he was simply let go because of police "courtesy", as they call it, (or, "corruption", as I call it).

[Demovictory9]

13. At least 8 speeding tickets since..if he is drving, he is speeding

[FakeNoose]

10. This guy is a serial liar and probably a headcase too

... but I don't understand why the traffic cameras aren't getting photos of the driver's face. With a clear photo of the driver, wouldn't that go a long way in negating his slimy lies?