Alderman Tabares, the wife of a Chicago Police Officer couldn’t have said it better. A tragic killing of another police officer in a city whose leaders empower criminals to disrespect & threaten officers & where dangerous & habitual felons are released before trial.
Slain officer was only 26 years old. Little wonder young officers are leaving CPD in record number. CPD should make public the number of officers being shot at which has increased four-fold since 2019.
Time to recognize that pre-trial release that has seen 387 people since 2020, awaiting trial for felonies while on pre-trial release, arrested for murder or attempted murder is a FAILURE. With police making arrests in only 5% of non-fatal shootings and 33% of murders, that number is much higher.