Wealthy Chicagoans hire off-duty cops to patrol as crime spikes

Wealthy suburbs are hiring private security details of armed off-duty cops to patrol their streets as soars up to 86 per cent in some neighborhoods.

At least five neighborhoods north of Chicago have have hired or plan to hire patrols, including Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Lakeview.

The patrols consist of off-duty cops patrolling the neighborhoods in marked cars equipped with advanced surveillance and communications tools.

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