Conrad does that to keep the Mayor and aloof east end liberals on his side while the police department falls apart at the seams due to his incompetent tyrannical management style. The Mayor's rapidly shrinking political base is easily appeased by rainbow cars, hike and bikes, Cyclouvia, the Mayor doing yoga in the park, free ice cream and balloons from the police and peace walks. There are few or no murders in their part of town and they literally couldn't care less what happens in the west end