Too Hot for Crime in 1918?

From the August 15, 2018, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"There is little to do, day or night at the police station these days, it being either too hot for violations of the city's laws, or else those fellows who are in the habit of getting arrested occasionally have left the city or have turned over a new leaf.

"For the last two nights, the desk sergeant has had nothing to do but sit and read the paper, and try to keep cool, and he said that he wished there was a little work now and then to break the monotony."

Hey, Bad Guys,  Bored Cops.  --Cooter