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FBI agents in Chicago gave Fox News Numbers As Big Wind City continues to make headlines for its crime wave, the bureau’s actions look at the bureau’s actions more deeply.
“In Chicago, what I deal most often with is carjacking, commercial robbery and our fugitive program. But at the same time, it’s illegal drug dealing. So, unfortunately, narcotics are in the pandemic nationwide,” said Robert Wieczorek Assistant Special Agent.
Wieczorek from FBI’s Chicago Field Office.
“Chicago is a very attractive destination because it’s in a central location. You can use it as a distribution hub. Specifically, we have interstates in the north and south, east and west. We have a strong rail system. We have two international airports. We have smaller airports. We have Michigan Lake. We have rivers. We have rivers.”
Robert Wieczorek, assistant agent for the FBI’s Chicago Field Office, talked about the multi-agent initiative action against child predators, Operation Restore Justice. (Nikolas Lanum/Fox News Number)
Wieczorek stressed that Chicago’s location offers drug traffickers the opportunity to make the most of the city as a “basis of operations.”
“What followed was that we also had a large end-user market,” he continued. “This is driven by street gangs, which raises another problem because the drug deal is driven by violence. Many of our neighborhood violence is prominent and is a byproduct of drug dealing, both in neighborhood-by-neighborhood and in the larger distribution network.”
During the summer, the FBI launched a national initiative, the Summer Heat, to reduce violent crime. This is in close coordination with local authorities, including Chicago Police Department Illinois police target gangs, violent criminals and drug dealings.
according to Dan Bongino, deputy director of the FBISince its inception in June, the summer Heat operation has resulted in more than 6,000 arrests nationwide.
The logo outside the FBI Chicago branch. The bureau operates a national initiative for summer warm-fire operations against violent crime. (Nikolas Lanum/Fox News Number)
“All 55 offices are in the competition and we are actively fighting violent crimes whenever and wherever we are coming in all forms, so crimes against children and fugitives and violent crimes,” he said.
“Specifically, in the sin against the child realm, we have Action to restore justiceWieczorek added that this is a multi-agency action led by the FBI, and for multiple operational cycles we prioritize resources to identify and find sexual predators. ”
President Donald Trump His administration floated the National Guard to Chicago to fight crime.
Chicago residents beg for more help as crime causes “damage” in the community
Trump posted another truth social post Tuesday morning tagging Chicago as the “Murder Capital.”
Trump later doubled his emotions in the Oval Office and said places like Afghanistan “is not even close to” Chicago’s crimes. Additionally, he said he decided to send the National Guard to Chicago despite opposition from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
FBI officials refused to possess the National Guard presence in Chicago. However, Wieczorek does say the FBI will try to identify “federal links” to help local authorities in high-crime areas.
The FBI’s Chicago branch office is located in the city’s medical district. (Nikolas Lanum/Fox News Number)
“Many violent crimes in cities are often state and local crimes, such as shootings at face value are local and state crimes,” the agent explained.
“For example, for example, it is illegal to own a firearm in felony. So if you are a well-known felony and you are in the FBI’s attention state, or our partner puts this person on our FBI because of violence nearby, then if they are driving in a shooting, then we continue to conduct a firearm investigation of the firearm.
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He told Fox News Digital that they value human intelligence because it is the best asset when investigating crime. Wieczorek noted that people can call the nearest on-site office or stop in person.
“Every local on-site office has a duty agent to interact with the public because of some of our best tips, some of the best information,” he said. “There are a lot of communities and communities. [is] It’s really hard for law enforcement to penetrate. But there is a caring community that cares about citizens with some information, which is the biggest asset we can have. ”
