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”We want to be proactive and not just reactive when these crimes
occur,” Snelling said.
The superintendent said the department has a focused mission to
prevent carjackings and car thefts.
“So we’re starting with stolen vehicles, because we know those
stolen vehicles are being used in secondary crimes like
robberies,” Snelling said.
Snelling added that police need the full support of the criminal
justice system. More than 2,200 robberies have been reported to
Chicago police this year.
Accountability is one of the pillars of the city’s plan to
combat robberies, he said. Victims have been forgotten, and
Snelling said violent offenders must be held accountable for the
trauma they inflict.
Police are doing everything in their power to hold offenders
accountable, he said.
“Our officers are risking their own safety to apprehend these
violent criminals, knowing the violence they are capable of,”
Snelling said.
The superintendent said that police sometimes have to arrest
kids.
“When these young children are engaging in violent acts, today’s
juvenile robbery offender or shooter is tomorrow’s adult
murderer,” Snelling said.
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