There is a feeling shared by many citizens that the "current" crime wave is the concern of local police department and other law enforcement agencies. In part that is true because it is their problem but it is not their problem exclusively, the crime wave is also your problem and is shared with you be every other decent law abiding American. 

When Nick Gonzalez saw a man get shot down in cold blood he was the prime witness. However, he was approached by an old friend who asked him to forget about what he saw. When he said he wouldn't, he is threatened that they will accuse his fiancees brother of being the shooter who got away.