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Report: Chicago Battling Carjacking Epidemic With ‘Free Snacks And Videos’

Emily Zanotti
Report: Chicago Battling Carjacking Epidemic With ‘Free Snacks And Videos’
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Chicago is suffering through an “epidemic” of carjackings — nearly 200 reported in the space of a single month — and city officials are now putting a plan into action to curb juvenile vehicle crime: free snacks and educational movies at select Chicago Police Department-run locations.

CWB Chicago reports that the program, called the “Criminal Trespass To Vehicle Workshops,” allows suspected juvenile offenders arrested in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle, to endure an afternoon of “video interviews” with full snack and beverage service instead of more aggressive punitive measures.

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