“We need a dedicated force to be out in the forest preserves every day dealing with all issues, big and small, to make sure we can do our jobs and people feel safe and are safe,” Forest Preserves General Superintendent Arnold Randall said at a Thursday news conference responding to the incident. “Having a force that’ll come to you when you need us, maybe, but if there’s some other priority, there’s something else that’s happening outside the forest preserve and we’re a second option does not work for our mission.”