by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Illinois News
CHICAGO — Carjackings in Chicago and Cook County are on pace to be the worst in two decades as Chicago police issue another community alert related to the skyrocketing crime. According to a new database from the Cook County Sherriff’s Office, there were 43.5 percent...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Illinois News
The independent monitor tasked with evaluating Chicago’s police reform progress says a shrinking police force and Superintendent David Brown’s reliance on city-wide units are dragging down Chicago’s efforts. Court-appointed monitor Maggie Hickey released her fourth...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 12, 2021 | Illinois News
CHICAGO (WLS) — The high-profile finger pointing between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx continues to play out over a deadly shooting in the city’s Austin neighborhood that happened earlier this month. Five men were...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 11, 2021 | Defund the Police
Cut police funding, and you get less policing. That’s what Austin residents are learning the hard way this month as law enforcement tries to triage its emergency response amid a severe staffing shortage. Beginning this month, the Austin Police Department has asked the...
by JimThackerSAFE24 | Oct 11, 2021 | Defund the Police
The abrupt reversals have come in response to rising levels of crime, the exodus of officers and political pressures. Read...
