L Garcia

Articles by: L Garcia

The police need to be legally stopping people; that’s not happening anymore

26th March 2021

L Garcia, Chicago Police Department

OPINION: Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020; in this latest essay from the Violence Reduction Project, Chicago PD officer L Garcia urges politicians, management and the media to support police in doing what they need to do – target the criminals, keep communities safe, be accountable for their mistakes, and reduce violence across the city.

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L Garcia
Chicago Police Officer

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L Garcia (a pseudonym) is a born and raised Chicagoan who has been a Chicago Police Officer for more than five years. They attended University of Illinois at Chicago and earned a master’s degree from DePaul University. They worked as a beat cop, area wide, and citywide units targeting gangs, guns and other violent crime. Garcia currently works on the West Side of Chicago. The views and opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not reflect those of the Chicago Police Department or the City of Chicago.