* Remember this Sun-Times and the Illinois Answers Project story from yesterday?…

Carlos Baker, the Chicago police officer who shot and killed his partner Krystal Rivera during a foot pursuit earlier this year, allegedly attacked a female officer late Sunday at a bar in Wicker Park, the Chicago Sun-Times and Illinois Answers Project have learned.

The officer who was injured in the attack filed a police report while she was being treated for a split lip at Rush University Medical Center, alleging that Baker and another woman beat her late Sunday at DSTRKT Bar & Grill, 1540 N. Milwaukee Ave.

* Believe it or not, it gets worse. Sara Machi with CBS2…

Already under investigation for the on-duty shooting of his partner Krystal Rivera, Chicago Police Officer Carlos Baker may have misrepresented himself and violated department policy in the aftermath of a bar fight in Wicker Park last weekend. […]

While reporting on the initial incident, CBS News Chicago learned from an employee at a neighboring business that Baker called their shop, identified himself as a police officer investigating the bar fight — in which he is actually listed as a suspect — and asked for access to the surveillance cameras.

The employee showed CBS News Chicago the business’ caller ID, which showed Baker’s last name and phone number and a time stamp, 3:01 p.m. Wednesday, as news was breaking about the bar fight.

When a CBS News Chicago reporter called the number and left a voicemail, she promptly received a call back by a man who identified himself as Carlos Baker. He asked if “our restaurant” cameras are working and if they had video of the Sunday night incident.

When told he was speaking to a reporter, Baker hung up.

This guy appears to be a complete menace.

* Oh, and one more thing…

Chicago police say Baker is now on medical leave but has not been stripped of his police powers. He still has his badge and service weapon

I’m just saying, but if I was in CPD management, I’d be worried that every day this guy has police powers is another day the city could be on the hook for another lawsuit.

Then again, those payouts come from a separate pile of city budget cash, so CPD has no incentive to prevent fiscal problems caused by bad actors. Maybe that ought to be changed.

* And maybe FOP Chicago Lodge 7 President John Catanzara might think about retracting his premature and intense defense of Officer Baker last month…

There is nothing nefarious here. The department is not hiding anything. It is simply trying to support an officer and honor the family and the fallen officer Crystal Rivera.

…Adding… The Sun-Times’ Tom Schuba…