Chicago starting special mobile police units for summer

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department says it's sending out new mobile police patrol units this summer to keep parks, beaches and neighborhoods safe.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Wednesday that new units will operate through Labor Day. Officers assigned to the unit will be on horses, Segways and ATVs.

According to the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/25Nf591 ), Johnson said the new units will be made up of a couple of officers from every other unit in Chicago. The new units will respond to problems mainly from afternoon through midnight.

Police officials say teams of bicycle and foot officers also are patrolling neighborhoods and parks.

The announcement comes after six people were fatally shot and 56 were wounded in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend.