Last month we reported on an uptick in ticketing and arrests of downtown fruit vendors.
Why it matters: Some of the citations sent the vendors to criminal court, where they were apprehended and detained by federal agents, despite a state law prohibiting courthouse-adjacent arrests.
Zoom in: When Chicago Police Department officials were asked during a City Council committee meeting why they’d adopted this fairly new tactic, 1st District CPD commander Sheamus Mannion said it was driven by increased complaints, including 911 calls, about fruit vendors in the downtown area…