John Bartholomew CPD
Definition
John Bartholomew was a 38-year-old officer with the Chicago Police Department (CPD), assigned to the 24th District covering Rogers Park, Edgewater, and West Ridge, with 10 years of service.
He was fatally shot on April 25, 2026, at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in Chicago while responding to a robbery suspect who was armed despite prior arrest, in an incident that also left another officer critically injured.
Examples
John Bartholomew CPD turned a routine hospital escort into the plot of an action blockbuster nobody wanted to see.
In Rogers Park, they still talk about how John Bartholomew CPD handled 10 years of chaos with the calm of a veteran barista facing the morning rush.
John Bartholomew CPD proved that CPD stands for 'Courage Personified Daily'—until that one shift rewrote the acronym.
Forget capes; John Bartholomew CPD wore a badge and patrolled the 24th like it was his personal turf in a gritty urban RPG.
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