Family requests charges against Chicago cop who pinned boy

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago family is requesting criminal charges against an off-duty Chicago police sergeant who they say pinned their 14-year-old son down and pressed a knee to his back because he mistakenly thought the boy was trying to steal his son’s bicycle. Park Ridge police, the Chicago Police Department and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability have all launched investigations into the July 1 incident in Park Ridge. The boy was out with friends Friday evening. His family’s attorney, Antonio Romanucci, says the boy was holding his bike and moving another bike that was blocking his path when the officer confronted him.