A video surfaced on Twitter Saturday afternoon of three women twerking on top of a moving Chicago Police Department SUV.
The video, posted by @CWBChicago, shows three women twerking on top of the moving SUV and multiple witnesses cheering and taking videos on their phones. The caption for the Twitter post reads, “Looks like the Chicago Police Department’s emphasis on ‘positive community interactions’ is taking off! Great to see!” (RELATED: ‘Sh*tshow’: Dancers Twerk In Unison To Celebrate New Battleship For Australian Navy)
Looks like the Chicago Police Department’s emphasis on “positive community interactions” is taking off! Great to see! pic.twitter.com/xuHMWsuYci
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) June 5, 2021
In a follow-up post, @CWB Chicago tweeted, “… ‘Are you pursuing?’ ‘Not exactly, squad.’”
…”Are you pursuing?”
“Not exactly, squad.”
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) June 5, 2021
The Chicago Police Department, per Deputy Director Tom Ahern, wrote in response to several questions posed by The Daily Caller. “The Chicago Police Department is aware of a video that surfaced on social media showing several females riding on a marked squad car. The investigation of this incident is currently ongoing,” Ahern wrote to the Caller.
Between Jan. 1 and April 4, Chicago experienced 233 shooting incidents with 298 victims, CNN reported. Police data shows shootings for Chicago in March reached the highest level in four years. The Daily Caller also reported that homicide rates rose by 43%, 55% and 37% in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, respectively.