Chicago Mounted Police Face Budget Cuts
Four horses that are part of Waukegan's mounted police patrol need new homes after budget troubles forced the Chicago suburb to cancel its equestrian unit.
"We will be relinquishing the patrol," Waukegan police chief Artis Yancey said Wednesday. "They were an important part of our tool box but unfortunately, in these tough economic times, we had to decide
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Four horses that are part of Waukegan's mounted police patrol need new homes after budget troubles forced the Chicago suburb to cancel its equestrian unit.
"We will be relinquishing the patrol," Waukegan police chief Artis Yancey said Wednesday. "They were an important part of our tool box but unfortunately, in these tough economic times, we had to decide between human resources and the horses."
Yancey said the department is trying to find good homes for the horses, named Freedom, Justice, Billy and Bob. The police chief said they would like to donate the horses to another police agency or private owner.
The patrol started in December 2004 and officers often rode the horses during city events. Their first appearance was at the opening of the city's remodeled Genesee Theatre
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