He was unable to deal with the crime wave occurring in the city. Unlike April O'Neil, the chief doubts The Foot exists, failing to see any connection between events that happened in Japan years ago and current crimes happening all the way across the world in the United States, reasoning that there must be more concrete evidence needed to link the events. His dismissal of the rationale of the crimes is stated that "You expect me to do something because a few Japanese immigrants are ruining the economy"? Later on one of his men arrests Danny Pennington for shoplifiting. Chief Sterns makes a deal with Charles Pennington of Channel 6. He asks Pennington to get April O'Neil off the issue of the Clan robberies. In exchange, Chief Sterns will agree to go easy on the kid.