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Chicago police commander accused of having officers baby-sit his son offers no apology: 'My men and women are happy that work for me'

CHICAGO - A Chicago police commander on Thursday expressed no remorse following a city watchdog report that found he had his officers pick up his child and baby-sit the boy at the station during working hours.

"Apology?" Grand Central District Cmdr. Anthony Escamilla said when asked by a Tribune reporter if he wanted to apologize to the officers taken away from their official duties. "I don't know if we're saying those allegations are true or not. I mean ... That would be where there would be an apology.

"I can tell you that

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