Chief outlines training push and investigator replacements

Feb 18, 2026

Cicero’s police chief told council members that an investigator’s resignation prompted an accelerated training plan: Dominique Smith will handle abuse cases and Pete Seneffill will focus on fraud, with both attending multi-day courses to meet state training mandates.

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The police chief reported to the council that the department is intensifying training after an investigator resigned. "We do our normal training 24 hours," the chief said, and said both new investigators are being sent to multi‑day and week‑long courses to get up to speed.

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