Retired chief: Illinois’ SAFE-T Act ’emboldens’ anti-police attackers – Center Square

Officers in Chicago and Granite City have been shot in recent days, and a Cook County Fugitive Task Force member was struck by a suspect’s vehicle last week. Retired Riverside police chief Thomas Weitzel said the SAFE-T Act reduced authorities’ ability to keep people in custody. “Those types of individuals that would attack a police officer are just emboldened by that,” he said.