Even though Gliniewicz betrayed the trust of his organization and committed criminal activity, leading to this action, I do feel sorry for his family and the consequences of his actions that they are being forced to live with:
But some groups said they still intend to donate the money they raised for Gliniewicz's family.
A quartet of preteen girls known as The Lemonade Brigade solicits donations for children's causes, and the group raised between $5,000 and $6,000 for Gliniewicz's children through the sale of lemonade and homemade charm bracelets.
A parent of one of the girls expressed "shock and sadness" over the news of Gliniewicz's alleged betrayal but said the group still planned to give the money to the family.
"When people donated their money to the family, that's where their donations were (intended) to go, and it's not for us to decide to send this elsewhere," the parent said. "None of this is the children's fault."
The Volo Auto Museum auctioned a Camaro police car on eBay in September, raising $10,100 for Gliniewicz's children.
On Tuesday, museum director Brian Grams said he was "shocked and disappointed" by the announcement that Gliniewicz had committed suicide.
"However, I am not disappointed in the auction. The actions of Joe were not the actions of his children, for whom the benefit took place," Grams said. "If anything, his children need more support after today's news. We have no intention of requesting any of the money back."
Tim Potoczny, owner of Hillside-based Sparrow Express Transport, said his company bought the car at auction to help Gliniewicz's children.
"I feel bad for the family regardless off the situation. I feel bad for the kids, the wife, the police department, the community. But I'm not necessarily ashamed for what I did," he said of his intentions when he bid for the car. "Our motivation was to help the family of an officer and the family still needs help. We are disappointed and we are sad with the outcome of the investigation. But the family still needs help, probably more so now than ever."
Potoczny said the car — which features a lieutenant's badge, an American flag and Gliniewicz's name — is sitting in a warehouse.
"I drove it with great pride over the last two months supporting an officer that was a hero," he said.
As for the future of the car, Potoczny is considering several options, including putting it back up for auction with proceeds potentially benefiting the Explorer youth police training program.
The organizer of the canceled Antioch High School fundraiser, retired LaGrange Officer Jack Kielczynski, said he planned the event to benefit Gliniewicz's family because policing is "a brotherhood," but canceled it in light of Wednesday's events. Now, he said, he's started to return the donations that had already come in.
"Right now I feel sorry for the family," he said.
Motorola Solutions, which had announced in September it would put up a $50,000 reward toward information leading to the arrest of Gliniewicz's killer, said Wednesday it would instead donate the money to the Fox Lake Explorer post to "help replace funds that were lost" because of the officer's alleged theft.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...cop-suicide-donations-met-20151104-story.html
But some groups said they still intend to donate the money they raised for Gliniewicz's family.
A quartet of preteen girls known as The Lemonade Brigade solicits donations for children's causes, and the group raised between $5,000 and $6,000 for Gliniewicz's children through the sale of lemonade and homemade charm bracelets.
A parent of one of the girls expressed "shock and sadness" over the news of Gliniewicz's alleged betrayal but said the group still planned to give the money to the family.
"When people donated their money to the family, that's where their donations were (intended) to go, and it's not for us to decide to send this elsewhere," the parent said. "None of this is the children's fault."
The Volo Auto Museum auctioned a Camaro police car on eBay in September, raising $10,100 for Gliniewicz's children.
On Tuesday, museum director Brian Grams said he was "shocked and disappointed" by the announcement that Gliniewicz had committed suicide.
"However, I am not disappointed in the auction. The actions of Joe were not the actions of his children, for whom the benefit took place," Grams said. "If anything, his children need more support after today's news. We have no intention of requesting any of the money back."
Tim Potoczny, owner of Hillside-based Sparrow Express Transport, said his company bought the car at auction to help Gliniewicz's children.
"I feel bad for the family regardless off the situation. I feel bad for the kids, the wife, the police department, the community. But I'm not necessarily ashamed for what I did," he said of his intentions when he bid for the car. "Our motivation was to help the family of an officer and the family still needs help. We are disappointed and we are sad with the outcome of the investigation. But the family still needs help, probably more so now than ever."
Potoczny said the car — which features a lieutenant's badge, an American flag and Gliniewicz's name — is sitting in a warehouse.
"I drove it with great pride over the last two months supporting an officer that was a hero," he said.
As for the future of the car, Potoczny is considering several options, including putting it back up for auction with proceeds potentially benefiting the Explorer youth police training program.
The organizer of the canceled Antioch High School fundraiser, retired LaGrange Officer Jack Kielczynski, said he planned the event to benefit Gliniewicz's family because policing is "a brotherhood," but canceled it in light of Wednesday's events. Now, he said, he's started to return the donations that had already come in.
"Right now I feel sorry for the family," he said.
Motorola Solutions, which had announced in September it would put up a $50,000 reward toward information leading to the arrest of Gliniewicz's killer, said Wednesday it would instead donate the money to the Fox Lake Explorer post to "help replace funds that were lost" because of the officer's alleged theft.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...cop-suicide-donations-met-20151104-story.html
