Chicago police to flood streets over Memorial Day weekend
Chicago police officers to flood streets over Memorial Day weekend
Chicago’s top cop, Superintendent David Brown, says he plans to flood the streets with officers over the next couple weeks.
CHICAGO - Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown says he plans to flood the streets with officers over the next couple weeks.
The announcement by the top cop follows a violent weekend in Chicago with large crowds downtown. As we approach Memorial Day, I think from a historical perspective, better to prepare for the worst than not be prepared, said Brown.
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This week delivered another series of bad headlines in Chicago for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her Police Superintendent David Brown. The Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police issued a vote of no confidence for both of them, as well as First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter. Unlike other recent disputes between law enforcement and City Hall, however, this had nothing to do with supposed police “reforms” that have been proposed or the cutting of budgets. As it turns out, the Chicago PD has been working without a contract since 2017. Efforts at negotiations with the Lightfoot administration have basically gone nowhere. On top of that, during the recent crime surge, officers have been working mandatory overtime on a regular basis and having their days off canceled. It’s apparently these working conditions and the inability of City Hall to resolve these issues that led to the vote of no confidence. For her part, the Mayor shrugged it off. (CBS Chicago)
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