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Tinley Park residents and union praise officers; spouse disputes earlier account of on-the-job injury
Summary
At the Sept. 2 Village of Tinley Park board meeting, a resident identified as the spouse of a police officer disputed remarks made at a prior meeting about her husband’s injuries, while a union representative and trustees offered public praise for department members and discussed comp-time concerns.
At the Sept. 2 Village of Tinley Park Board of Trustees meeting, a resident who identified herself as the spouse of a Tinley Park police officer disputed remarks made at the board's Aug. 19 meeting about the extent of her husband's injuries and described his recovery timeline in detail. The board also heard a public commendation from a union representative for a sergeant in the department, and trustees used the public-comment period to reiterate support for officers while clarifying positions on comp time and public-safety priorities.
The resident said the officer sustained “significant injuries to both of his thumbs” while responding to a domestic-violence call and was out of work for three and a half months, followed by outpatient occupational therapy and a week-long work-conditioning program. “The first…
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