Formed in late 2021 in response to an ongoing spate of smash-and-grab burglaries, CPD’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has so far recovered $3.8 million worth of merchandise stolen from retailers in and around the city, according to the department. So far, 180 open cases have resulted in an arrest, Sgt Ryan Delaney said.
Task forces. Studies. Discussions. Seeking “ root causes “. A lot of money up in smoke while those whose pockets it goes into sit around flapping their gums and wondering what to order for lunch as crime continues unabated.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Task forces. Studies. Discussions. Seeking “ root causes “. A lot of money up in smoke while those whose pockets it goes into sit around flapping their gums and wondering what to order for lunch as crime continues unabated.