Task force hears from law enforcement on rising crime rate – Capitol News IL

Springfield Police Chief Kenny Winslow said his department has been losing officers who get trained in Illinois but later move to work in other states. “I've lost three officers to the state of Indiana in the last year, who are going to a state that they think is more supportive. I recently had an officer who's talking about … accepting a job in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the same reason, because they believe that the state is more police friendly, more supportive of law enforcement.”
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Curious Observer
4 years ago

Congrats to the officers leaving for greener pastures. They see the anti-cop steamroller bearing down on them. The worst anti cop politician works right there in Springield. The one man mass gathering signed every pro criminal, anti freedom, and anti cop bill served up to him by the democrat party. Illinois is no place for a cop in a blue county.

Downstate cynic
4 years ago

huh….
who knew?
policies have consequences

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