Chicago police moving district patrol officers downtown, limiting time on street in neighborhoods, memos say

CHICAGO - The Chicago Police Department will strip patrol districts of officers and limit the use of some district officers during daytime shifts in favor of a "highly visible" presence downtown, according to memos obtained by the Chicago Tribune. The move reduces the number of officers available in at least some of the city's 22 patrol districts to respond to 911 calls during every shift. As ...