Activists Furious After FOP Hires Officer Jason Van Dyke As Janitor

ALSO BE SURE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WEATHER ALERTS TEXT WEATHER TO 780780. IN THE HEADLINES THE CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH KILLING LAQUAN mc dONALD HAS NEW JOB. YEASON VAN DYKE WAS SUSPEND FROM THE FORCE BUT WON'T BE FAR AWAY FROM OFFICERS.

SUSANNA SONG IS LIVE FROM THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS. SUSANNA GOOD MORNING. Reporter: DUDE MORNING. SOURCES SAY -- GOOD MORNING. SOURCES SAY THE FOP HIRED JASON VAN DYKE AS THE JANITOR AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ARE UP IN ARMS. THAT DEALS WITH THE PEOPLE. YOU HAVE TO LISTEN. SHOULD NOT BE. Reporter: AN ARGUMENT OVER THE HIRING OF OFFICER JASON VAN DYKE BY THE POLICE UNION.

THEY NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACTS FOR THE COPS. Reporter: BROWN SAYS THIS IS A SETBACK. IT'S GREAT WAY TO SAY THAT WE DON'T CARE THAT A MAN BROKE THE LAW AND USES THE AUTHORITY EXCESSIVELY WHEN WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD AS A CITY TO REPAIR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE COMMUNITY. Reporter: BUT MCCORMICK COLLEGE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSOR AND FORMER COP MICHAEL BROWN DISAGREES.

THERE IS NEED FOR POLICE REFORM. BUT, TO ATTACK THIS ORGANIZATION IN STATING THEY DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO GIVE HIM A JOB YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT MESSAGE. Reporter: VAN DYKE WAS CHARGED IN THE 2014 MURDER OF LAQUAN mc dONALD AFTER THE CITY RELEASED DASH CAM VIDEO OF HIM SHOOTING THE TEEN 16 TIMES. BROWN SAYS HE IS ENTITLED TO DUE PROCESS AND THE FOP CAN HIRE WHO IT WANTS.

THERE ARE PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY THEIR MEMBERS AND NOT PUBLIC FUNDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO IT'S NOT REALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. HE'S JANITOR HELPING OUT IN THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE AND IS NOT A SPOKESPERSON AND IS NOT ACTIVELY A POLICE OFFICER. PEOPLE SAY YOU KNOW HE IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. I AGREE WITH THAT BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN, THERE IS A GREATER GOOD TO CONSIDER CAN.

Reporter: ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO A MAN WITH A GROUP CHICAGO CODE BLUE TIED THIS BLUE RIBBON AROUND THE TREE SEVERAL TREES HERE ALONG THE STREET SAYING HE SUPPORTS OFFICER VAN DYKE AND ALSO THE HIRING OF VAN DYKE AT THE F-OP UNION HALL. I SHOULD MENTION THE FOP SAID THEY WILL RELEASE A STATEMENT IN A SHORT TIME. CHICAGO POLICE DECLINED TO COMMENT SAYING THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER. AND AROUND NOON AS WELL AS 6: 30 THIS EVENING, PROTESTS HAVE BEEN PLANNED RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE OF THE UNION HALL. REPORTING LIVE IN WESTTOWN