New Jersey Man Arrested In Polk County On A Warrant For Murder, Kidnapping, Carjacking, And Weapon Charges

by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 24, 2021 | National News

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)–On Tuesday morning, October 19, 2021, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on a New Jersey warrant for murder, kidnapping, carjacking, and weapons charges. 51-year old James Lewis was taken into custody at a...

Chicago Police Union Warns Of Workforce Shortage, Threatens Suit

by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 20, 2021 | Illinois News

CHICAGO — The chief of the union that represents rank-and-file Chicago police officers warned that the force could be at half-strength over the weekend as a result of a City Hall mandate that officers must be either vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested regularly for...

Chicago’s homicide problem dwarfs those in New York, Los Angeles – Wirepoints

by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 20, 2021 | Illinois News

By: Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner The City of Chicago is getting outsized attention for its growing wave of violent crime, but based on recent data reported by University of Chicago researcher Jens Ludwig in the Chicago Tribune, the city’s homicides deserve even...

Editorial: ‘Defund the police’ is losing steam. Good. Genuine reform was always the better idea.

by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 20, 2021 | Illinois News

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Progressive aldermen want mayor to increase spending on struggling Chicagoans and eliminate vacant cop jobs in budget boosted by pandemic aid

by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 20, 2021 | Illinois News

Progressive Chicago aldermen will call on Mayor Lori Lightfoot Thursday to get rid of hundreds of Police Department vacancies in her budget, eliminate the controversial ShotSpotter program and direct tens of millions more dollars to protect affordable housing, help...