Chief of Police for Tremont City, Chad Duncan, says that Springfield, Ohio, is in “total chaos” since about 20,000 Haitians moved there.
This week, Julio Rosas of Blaze News went to Tremont City, which is about eight miles outside of Springfield, to talk to local leaders and people about how they think the newcomers are affecting things.
“They’re letting them drive.”
Duncan said that Springfield has become wild and that he is worried that it will spread to nearby places like Tremont City.
He was talking about Springfield and said, “You’ve got a place that’s in absolute chaos. Everyone is against everyone else.”
Duncan says that one of his biggest worries is the rise in car crashes caused by Haitian drivers, who often don’t have licenses to drive.
He told Blaze News that police in Tremont City are doing everything they can to stop the crashes that could kill people. However, he said that it looks like Haitian drivers in Springfield are not facing any real punishments for their careless driving.
Duncan said, “People who shouldn’t be driving are out there, and they’re letting them drive.”
Duncan told Rosas about a recent traffic stop he had with a Haitian citizen.
He said, “He did not even have a license.”
Duncan said that the car was going 44 mph in a 25 mph zone through Tremont City.
He said that this was the second time in two weeks that he had pulled the driver over and took their car.
Rosas asked Duncan if Springfield would have towed the car in that situation.
He said, “No.”
Duncan thought that Springfield might be lessening or not enforcing the penalties for careless driving for Haitian citizens rather than deporting them.
Duncan also said that he can’t use Springfield’s radio frequency since the city became famous across the country for its handling of the immigration issue.
“We could hear them on the radio. They have chosen to keep quiet.” Dunc said, “We don’t know what is going on in the city.”
And when asked why he thinks the city has made it hard to talk to each other, Duncan said he thought it might be because the Springfield police blocked other people from hearing their radio calls so they wouldn’t have to answer for what they did.
