(The Center Square) – Illinois state Sen. Steve McClure is pointing fingers at some of what he sees as being at least partly responsible for a string of early morning business burglaries now gripping Chicago.
Chicago police recently issued a crime alert after as many as 10 businesses were hit within a month’s time. In such cases, two to four suspects used a crowbar-like tool to bust through front doors and walk away with whatever valuables they find, including store cash registers.
“There’s no question that we have seen a surge of crimes ever since the SAFE-T Act was put into place,” McClure, a former state prosecutor, told The Center Square. “The first reason is because it caused a lot of people to leave law enforcement, and we lost a lot of good officers. The second reason is because it emboldened criminals.”…