CHICAGO, IL — Residents of the Windy City noticed that it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas these days, as the Chicago Police Department kicked off the holiday season by unveiling festive red and green crime scene tape.

The tell-tale yuletide sign began popping up around town early this year, as the police couldn't wait until after Thanksgiving to start cordoning off scenes of horrific murders and blood-stained street corners with tape that was noticeably more decorative and Christmas-y.

"It brings a little bit of joy and childlike nostalgia to every deadly shooting," said Chicago Police Department spokesman Sergeant Ray Chapman. "People spend all year looking forward to the holidays, so it only makes sense to usher in the season with our festive Christmas-themed crime scene tap

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