Column: ‘Catch and release’ of Orland Park retail theft suspect highlights serious concern in suburbs – Daily Southtown*

“Cook County’s catch and release practices are the reason we see repeat offenders of this type of crime,” Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau said. “Some judges are also seeing that the directive of dismissing misdemeanor offenses is not always the right choice.”

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