CPD To TV?

By Marcus Gilmer in Arts & Entertainment on Nov 4, 2009 3:40PM

We'll admit, we're excited to see the new television show that follows Steven Seagal as he works with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department in Louisiana (the western suburbs of New Orleans). But what if a similar reality show featured our own Chicago Police Department? Would we watch? Yeah, we would. While no celebrity is involved, Chicago's resident gossip monger Michael Sneed is reporting this morning that the CPD is this close to reaching a deal with A&E to produce the show, Missing Persons: Chicago. CPD Superintendent Jody Weis has given the green light on his end but still needs approval from the City Council, including the Council's Police Committee, which will take up the issue in two weeks. The show is being put together by Chicago native Gary Sherman who has brought us such cinematic masterpieces as "Vice Squad."

This raises concerns for some, including, "Will the television interfere with police work?" and "Weis should be more concerned with fighting crime than being on television." But one concern for us: will there actually be enough police officers to even be filmed?