Daniel Smith
Service Record
Will County Illinois Sheriff's Office
| Rank | Deputy |
| Dates of Service | June 1996 - November 2004[1][2] |
| Last Known Status | Resigned.[2] |
Forest View Illinois Police Department
| Dates of Service | June 24, 1997 - March 23, 1999[3] |
| Last Known Status | Separated |
DuPage County Illinois Sheriff's Office
| Dates of Service | February 17, 1998 - January 1, 2010[3] |
| Last Known Status | Separated |
Morton College Illinois Police Department
| Rank | Part-time |
| Dates of Service | September 15, 2012 - March 27, 2023[3] |
| Last Known Status | Separated |
Stone Park Illinois Police Department
| Rank | Part-time |
| Dates of Service | August 15, 2013 - August 29, 2013[3] |
| Last Known Status | Separated |
Virginia Illinois Police Department
| Rank | Chief |
| Dates of Service | January 10, 2022[3] - April 11, 2022.[4] |
| Last Known Status | Terminated[4] |
Incident Reports
2004 Forgery
In 2004, Smith was accused of forging three forms for his friends. The forms are typically submitted when a driver's license should be suspended.[5]
Response Timeline
In November 2004, Smith pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges, resigned from the Sheriff's Office, and was placed on two years probation.[2]
2022 Firing
On April 11, 2022, a local resident brought information on Smith's prior incident to the city council's attention. Chief Smith neither confirmed nor denied that he was the same person, though he did say that the case had been sealed and threaten to sue the resident for libel.[2] Smith's LinkedIn profile connects the two departments and timelines[1] as does the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.[3]
Response Timeline
The Cass County State's Attorney's office stated that they were not asked to perform a background check on Smith before he was hired.[4]
On April 11, 2022, Smith was fired.[4]
On April 11, 2022, the Mayor noted that a criminal background check had not been performed.[2]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daniel W Smith, LinkedIn
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Benjamin Cox, City of Virginia Continues Dysfunction With Police Department, Police Chief Out, WLDS, 2022-04-12
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Daniel W Smith, Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Virgina, Illinois police chief fired, News Channel 20, 2022-04-12
- ↑ Summary shown by Google search for an article that is no longer available, Chicago Tribune, 2004-10-29
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