I imagine this is a call for any thief outside the area. A simple invitation to steal lots of stuff from cars, yard, sheds etc... If I was planning a vacation to this location.. I’d cancel it immediately. The article points out that the department lost half of the detectives. I can only think that with half the detectives left, the rate of homicides, rapes, aggravated assaults, burglaries, strong arm robberies etc.. will increase with little arrests.
That is only half the problem. To many people a 41000 or less is s lot of money. If they think the police will no longer get involved then they will take matters into their own hands...assaults on perps and suspected perps are going to go way up.