Crime & Safety
CPD Supt. Larry Snelling Says Parents Should Play Bigger Role In Stopping "Teen Takeovers"
Snelling appeared as the guest of honor at the City Club of Chicago Wednesday.
May 21, 2026
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling put parents on notice about teen takeovers in the city this summer.
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Snelling appeared as the guest of honor at the City Club of Chicago Wednesday.
"You know, it's not parent-shaming to say that you should now where your children are at 10, 11, 12 o'clock at night, when you have a 12-year-old or a 13-year-old," he said. "They're vulnerable, you know, when they go into these environments; they can be harmed, and they can be killed, and that has happened."
