Alsip police chief's son charged with running betting ring

It seems like with all politicians, ministers and cops it is just a matter of time before their kid embarrasses the family.

The son of the Alsip police chief illegally arranged tens of thousands of dollars in college basketball bets for Southwest Side Catholic high school students, Cook County prosecutors say. The students were making daily bets -- from $50 to $4,000 a game -- between November 2005 and March 8, 2006, Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Russ Baker said during a bond hearing Friday for Daniel Dalzell, 22, of Palos Heights. Two students accumulated about $13,500 each in unpaid gambling debt. And when some students didn't pay their debts, they were threatened with violence. Some students paid as much as $3,000 to $4,000 a week in losses, Baker said.

I have a couple questions. Where did they get the money? And how could the parents be unaware of what's going on?