FEAST OR FAMINE: Mich Ave Bursts With Police Coverage; 19th District Starves

Image: thedoctor1963

It looks like Michigan Avenue continues to be generously coated with police officers tonight. There were 7 more groups of cops just like this one protecting a mere block and half of Boul Mich between Water Tower and Lake Shore Drive this evening. Correction. Not all of the groups of cops were exactly like this one. Some of the groups had four officers.

Meanwhile, here in Wrigleyville and Boystown, our district literally runs out of cops on a regular basis, sometimes with tragic results. And our alderman and police commander can’t figure out a way to commit a couple of cops to keep a lid on Belmont Avenue overnight.
Let’s be clear. This isn’t a beef with the officers in this picture or any street cop who’s doing what they’re assigned to do. Our problem is with our politicians and the department’s leaders who have allowed the department’s manpower to atrophy to dangerously low levels;  who misappropriate the resources they do have; and who have created a disinformation factory to hide the consequences of their decisions.

One more thing. Unless you are a police officer with two more acting as lookouts, never use your phone in public like the guy on the right.
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CWBChicago was created in 2013 by five residents of Wrigleyville and Boystown who had grown disheartened with inaccurate information that was being provided at local Community Policing (CAPS) meetings. Our coverage area has expanded since then to cover Lincoln Park, River North, The Loop, Uptown, and other North Side Areas. But our mission remains unchanged: To provide original public safety reporting with better context and greater detail than mainstream media outlets.