Cops Stepping Up Curfew Enforcement, Strengthening Controversial Unit

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago police and public school officials have announced plans to intensify curfew enforcement in an effort to curb youth violence.

Police Superintendent Jody Weis announced Monday the department also will add more officers to its Mobile Strike Force as part of the effort to combat violence among youth. According to Weis, 50 officers will be taken from the department's 25 districts to create a third unit.

The move comes despite complaints by some district manpower is being adversely affected by the creation of specialized units. However, Weis said the units gives him the flexibility to move officers to where they are needed.

Weis said police would expand a program in which students can send anonymous tips about possible criminal activity. He said so far, none of the approximately 70 tips received has produced arrests.

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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com

Comments

[OYea]

Strange... they weren't one bit concerned about the violence against a youth who had the crap beat out of him in a mob action that was reminiscent of gladiators while an unprecedented number of Chicago area cops looked on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmZAniaFnqU

http://www.szworld.net/Janura/JanuraPark.htm

Curfew? Why aren't focusing on the children shot in Chicago Public Schools?

http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1466791,CST-EDT-edit09.article

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8JK4Cl-7Qc

Business as usual in the Windy City?

http://bitterqueen.typepad.com/friends_of_ours/2009/03/daley-asks-feds-to-stop-prosecuting-corruption-cases.html

http://www.chicagoclout.com/weblog/archives/2007/01/mayor_daleys_11th_ward_corrupt.html

http://bitterqueen.typepad.com/friends_of_ours/2009/03/daley-asks-feds-to-stop-prosecuting-corruption-cases.html

http://www.wikitree.com/articles/Daley/racism.html

What do the Chicago Officers have to say?

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/03/jody-weis-vote-fraternal-order-of-police.html

http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/

THE WHOLE DAMN STATE IS FULL OF CORRUPTION!!!

[omobob]

What part of town are all those white officers rushing too? "I met a man who danced with his wife" in Chicago.

[howcome]

wait now ,,, the profiling racist charges will begin