Hope you are ready.
Locally (and notionally) they are turning "non-violent" criminals out of jail. And that includes burglary if there are no weapons present.
Now the Police are being directed to "not arrest" certain types of criminals. In some places, they are not ticketing cars, unless they are blocking fire hydrants or intersections.
Lots of businesses are closed. Perfect targets for burglary.
Quote:
Philadelphia is one of a growing list of cities where police are pulling back on arrests for low-level crimes, like burglaries and drug offenses. Suspects are being released with a warrant ordering them to return for processing once the crisis is over. The city’s normally combative police union quickly endorsed the policy, citing the need to keep officers healthy.
In Fort Worth, officers were directed to issue tickets for some misdemeanors that aren’t punishable with jail time, and to seek a supervisor’s approval before making an arrest on such crimes.
“It’s not that they’re going unpunished,” said Sgt. Manny Ramirez, the president of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association. “It’s just that if you have the opportunity to write a citation in lieu of making the arrest that’s what they’re asking you to do at this point.”
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/u-s-police-shift-priorities-as-novel-coronavirus-crisis-grows