A West Loop woman is joining calls for more police resources after she was robbed while walking home from dinner.
"I think its important to share the story so that other people know that it’s happening and to be aware of their surroundings," she said."But also to ask our city officials to really take it seriously."
“We need all hands on deck from the mayor and the alderman,” said Roger Romanelli, who is the executive director of the Fulton Market Association. “We need every tool available to help the police.”“We’re sitting on $270 million in Fulton Market in our bank account,” said Romanelli. “These cameras we're only asking for 100 of them at $25,000 a piece that’s $2.5 million against $270 million—put those cameras in right away.
“We want to say to all the criminals in Chicago that Fulton Market and the near west side is a crime free zone,” he said. “You come here you’re going to get your picture taken, we’re gonna find you, we’re gonna arrest you, we’re gonna prosecute you.”
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