
Chicago dispatcher warns of safety concern in city due to police shortage
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The Chicago dispatcher who was widely praised for his calm demeanor while assisting officers who came under fire over the summer issued a stark warning on social media last week, saying at least one district is dangerously understaffed.
"If you are a Chicagoan, living here or doing business here, even just visiting as a tourist here, your safety is compromised and in jeopardy," he said according to the paper.
The city’s police department did not immediately respond to an after-hours email from Fox News.
ABC 7 Chicago reported that Thornton posted a 30-minute-long Facebook Live video and claimed that on the night of December 23, nine of the 14 police units assigned to the district were down.
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