CPD Supt. Larry Snelling lays out department's challenges at City Council budget hearing
CHICAGO -- One day after the Chicago City Council voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax hike, alders sat down again to talk money—this time with regard to the Chicago Police Department .Police Supt. Larry Snelling did not ask for more dollars. But he did present a case for the department to have the budget it needs for officers to do their jobs each day.Snelling talked about the department's successes.
He said while there is both praise and often criticism officers, they do their job.'Because they understand the importance of keeping the city safe, because they see the dangers on the street every single day,' Snelling said.The superintendent also said the increase in high-capacity weapons has made being a police officer an increasingly dangerous job. Since 2020, 330 police officers have been shot at. Thirty-eight of them, were shot, injured, or killed.
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