The controversy over a memo requiring officers to make at least four arrests in the Cabrini-Green complex to meet arrest quotas has stirred up mixed emotions by residents and activists.
"That's crazy," said a resident who requested his name be withheld.
"They are giving the police a reason to harass and arrest folks for nothing."
According to earlier reports, Lt. Michael Fitzgerald, head of the Public Housing Unit North Squad distributed two memos back in January. The first memo gave specific arrest amounts along with policing standards. The second memo was basically the same, but without the arrest quotas.
A spokesperson from the Chicago Police Department …
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