John J. Flood
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John J. Flood is a retired Police Officer, nationally recognized police labor relations figure, and an authority on the La Cosa Nostra and the Chicago Outfit
residing in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Police Association), Flood lead the Cicero, Illinois
police strike in 1969 with police officer John R. Marone. This historic strike was one of the most significant labor relations strikes of its time for being in the town Al Capone
ran and being the first real police strike in 50 years following the Boston Police Strike
of 1919. Afterwards, John and the Cook County
Police Association negotiated a series of ground-breaking collective bargaining agreements for police officers in the State of Illinois founding the police union movement of the United States.
, awarded John Flood with the first ever Police Officer of the Year award.
, a once reputed mob hitman attempting to murder Richard W. Hauff, an owner of the motel with considerable mob ties. While attempting to get Schweihs to produce ID, Joey Lombardo, sitting in a parked car nearby, attempted to kill Flood by running him down with his vehicle. This incident was later used in a testimony against Schweihs in court to demonstrate his violent nature and criminal background. It was the first time in Chicago
history that mob killers were caught in the act of assassination.
Chicago Outfit
The Chicago Outfit, also known as the Chicago Syndicate or Chicago Mob and sometimes shortened to simply the Outfit, is a crime syndicate based in Chicago, Illinois, USA...
residing in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
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Fight for police rights
After founding the Combined Counties Police Association (formerly known as the Cook CountyCook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
Police Association), Flood lead the Cicero, Illinois
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....
police strike in 1969 with police officer John R. Marone. This historic strike was one of the most significant labor relations strikes of its time for being in the town Al Capone
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
ran and being the first real police strike in 50 years following the Boston Police Strike
Boston Police Strike
In the Boston Police Strike, the Boston police rank and file went out on strike on September 9, 1919 in order to achieve recognition for their trade union and improvements in wages and working conditions...
of 1919. Afterwards, John and the Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
Police Association negotiated a series of ground-breaking collective bargaining agreements for police officers in the State of Illinois founding the police union movement of the United States.
Emerald Society Police Officer of the Year
In the Spring of 1994 the renowned fraternal organization, the Emerald SocietyEmerald Society
The Emerald Society is an organization of American police officers or fire fighters of Irish heritage. Emerald Societies are found in most major U.S...
, awarded John Flood with the first ever Police Officer of the Year award.
Near death
While on duty, Flood observed a crime in progress and drove to the driveway of the Cross Roads Motel where he confronted the now deceased Frank SchweihsFrank Schweihs
Francis John Schweihs, aka "Frank the German" was an alleged hitman who had been known to work for The Outfit, the organized crime family in Chicago. He was under indictment in the Operation Family Secrets case for the crimes of racketeering and extortion...
, a once reputed mob hitman attempting to murder Richard W. Hauff, an owner of the motel with considerable mob ties. While attempting to get Schweihs to produce ID, Joey Lombardo, sitting in a parked car nearby, attempted to kill Flood by running him down with his vehicle. This incident was later used in a testimony against Schweihs in court to demonstrate his violent nature and criminal background. It was the first time in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
history that mob killers were caught in the act of assassination.