Craigslist ‘Safe Zones’ for Transactions Offered by Police

Chicago Tribune: For buyers and sellers on Craigslist, there’s a new place to make the handoff: the police station. Police departments across Illinois have begun offering their lobbies as “safe havens” for completing online transactions, joining a national trend. The effort is intended to help “deter Craigslist robberies.” Reports of violent crime and theft stemming from Craigslist transactions occasionally appear on police blotters.