[Chicago Police Lt. Bob] Weisskopf, also president of the Chicago Police Lieutenants Association, said the only way state police could make a dent in the crime rate is if it deployed a few hundred troopers to the city and not the few dozen reported in one newspaper.Is the governor seeking to score more points on another powerful politician he's on the verge of alienating? Key words for me..."You'd have to strip some section of the state bare to provide enough state police to make any sort of impact," he said. "And it's not like there are 200-300 sitting around a barracks somewhere waiting to get a call."
Trent was not available for comment Monday. State Police spokesman Lt. Luis Gutierrez said he did not know the number of troopers helping out in Chicago or have updated information on arrests or other activities by the troopers.
Chicago Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said Monday that she did not have that information, either. She said it would take more than a few weeks to determine the impact of the state police assistance.
Fraternal Order of Police President Mark Donahue said the issue is "part of the consternation between some of our politicians."
"If the idea was there is a need for more police, they'd hire more Chicago police officers," Donahue said.
Weisskopf said the department has become an easy target because of stories of police misconduct and rumors that police can't, or aren't even trying, to control the streets they're supposed to protect.
"Do we feel like we're being picked on?" Weisskopf asked. "Of course we do."
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