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1,000 Extra Police Deployed to Downtown Chicago to Deter Looting

1,000 Extra Police Deployed to Downtown Chicago to Deter Looting
Police stand guard at the Homan Square police station while activists hold a rally across the street calling for the defunding of police in Chicago, Illinois, on July 24, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Melanie Sun
Melanie Sun
8/16/2020|Updated: 8/16/2020

Chicago has 1,000 more police officers patrolling the streets this weekend as the city tries to end a wave of looting and crime sparked by what officials described as misinformation about a police-involved shooting last weekend.

Widespread looting and burglaries have resulted in over 100 people arrested from downtown Chicago and some residential areas over the past week, with at least 24 arrests after police were attacked during protests on Saturday.

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