Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling on Monday defended a proposed policy that would allow officers to continue making traffic stops based on minor registration or equipment violations that are designed to find evidence of “unrelated” crimes.
If police officers are prevented from stopping drivers for improper or expired registration plates or stickers and headlight, taillight and license plate light offenses, Chicago’s streets will become more “dangerous for everyone who are driving,” Snelling said at an unrelated news conference alongside Mayor Brandon Johnson.
However, a majority of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability said in a letter published Friday that the stops “do more harm than good and should therefore be prohibited, with some exceptions.”…