Chicago business owner Declan Morgan tells Fox News Ashley Strohmier about the Chicago Police Departments push for his business to enhance security by installing riot glass after a recent break-in.said local police are expecting his business to"police" itself by ramping up security measures, including installing"riot proof" windows after a series of break-ins.
"The city is asking us to police ourselves, and it just doesn't make sense," he said while appearing on"In the most recent display of lawlessness, Morgan's Irish Nobleman Pub faced a break-in at the hands of a burglar who broke a window with a brick. The business has dealt with other break-ins in the part, however.
The $1,400+ price tag to replace the broken window and hire more security, coupled with layoffs after the city eliminated the pub's expanded patio are making it"more difficult to survive," Morgan said."I don't know where it's coming from [the calls to install Riot Glass], but it's ridiculous to expect a small business to spend that much money."and crime has only exacerbated existing problems.
Across the neighborhood, he told Strohmier approximately 25 bars had been broken into within the last month, but some have been broken into multiple times in a week.