Street Stop In Sherman Park, Subject Stopped On Madison

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:40pm. It's another warm evening in late July, and it's quite cloudy, as if it's going to storm again like it did last night. Those storms were pretty crazy. Tonight, I'm monitoring Zones 13, 10, 12 and 3. I'll be covering primary Zone 3. Also, tonight is the last night I'm blogging until Monday. I'm taking a vacation from both of my blogs, as I need a break. With that, here's crime for this evening.

6:42pm - Beat 956 has a street stop in Sherman Park.

6:48pm - Beat car 1124 has a subject stopped in the alley at 3041 W Madison.

6:51pm - Beat 2593 gets a parker on the PDT.

6:52pm - A 25th District unit has a stop at 6140 W North Ave.

7:38pm - Beat car 1332 is doing a park check at Starr. Event number is 16693.

8:03pm - Gang disturbance. Division and Ashland. At the Wendy's. Black car full of them.

8:17pm - Disturbance. Hirsch and Maplewood. Large group of kids congregated.

8:26pm - Battery in progress. Humboldt Park. Large fight ensuing.

8:27pm - Assault in progress. 3100 block of W Augusta. 50 people on the street about to fight.

9:16pm - A unit is reporting that an explosion just occurred in the area of Milwaukee/North/Damen. It has something to do with ComEd.

9:18pm - It's a transformer that blew.

9:19 through 9:32pm - Number of reports coming in about this ComEd incident. Street lights are out on Milwaukee, traffic lights are out at Schiller and Damen, and the power's out at the Damen Blue Line station.

9:39pm - Disturbance. Walton and Mozart. 20 males loitering on the corner.

9:52pm - Narcotics. 25XX W Division. Drug sales in the parking lot.

10:40pm - Suspicious person. 21XX W Rice. Male with flipfops and an umbrella is knocking on the door and ringing all of the doorbells in the building.

10:53pm - Traffic accident. Hirsch and Western.

12:00am - All right, I'm gone. I'll be back to blogging from the scanner on Monday. Have a good weekend, everyone, and stay safe.

Street Stop On 51st, Assault On Wolcott

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 5:29pm. It's warm and a bit cloudy, in the lower 90s. I won't be blogging for long this afternoon, as I'm attending my CAPS Beat meeting in an hour. Anyway, I'm covering Zones 13, 2, 10 and 12 before I go. Here's crime for this short period of time.

5:30pm - 1) Beat car 934 has a street stop at 9XX W 51st. 2) Assault. 4800 S Paulina. At the school. Staff member of the school threatened the caller.

5:36pm - Theft. Diversey Harbor.

5:38pm - Robbery report. Mount Sinai Hospital.

5:40pm - Battery. LaFollette Park. Caller's 8 yr old player, for a sports team, was jumped on by a group of 13 yr olds.

5:59pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone.

Gang Activity On Lotus, Narcotics At Hirsch/Linder

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 3:15pm. It's a pretty warm out today in Chicago, but it's summer for ya. Anyway, I'm monitoring Zone 12 at the time being until about 7pm, then I will monitor some other Zones, then I'll be done with this blog for the night. Here's crime for this afternoon.

3:32pm - Gang activity on the 1400 block of N Lotus, again.

3:42pm - Narcotics. Hirsch and Linder.

5:14pm - Person wanted. Crystal and LeClaire. A man wanted for murder is on the corner, loitering with some other guys.

5:41pm - Battery in progress. Rils Park. Large group fighting in the park.

5:42pm - 1) Fire. 3810 W Division. 2) Gang disturbance. Oak Park and Barry.

5:57pm - Disturbance. 30XX N Oriorle.

6:25pm - 1) Gambling. 11XX N Mason. 8 males gathered, gambling and loitering. 2) Narcotics. Iowa and Long. 3) Narcotics. Cortez and Lamon.

6:27pm - Person w/ a gun. Jackson and Central. Male Black, 17 yrs old, red t-shirt and black pants has a chrome handgun in his pistol and he threatened to shoot the caller. He's sitting on the southwest corner by a stoop with another teenage male and two female teens with him.

6:28pm - Disturbance. 11XX N Lavergne. Six people loitering and drinking.

6:29pm - Commercial alarm. 18XX N Long. Also, a slow down is being given at Central and Jackson.

6:32pm - Battery in progress. 10XX N Lawler. Two teenage males fighting in the street and a large crowd has gathered.

6:34pm - Person wanted. Belden and Lorel. Five girls who beat up the caller before are on the corner.

6:38pm - The 6:32pm job is coded. No crowd, no teen guys getting into it.

6:39pm - Sellings at Mayfield/Superior and Hirsch/Lockwood.

6:42pm - Battery in progress. Division and Leamington. 15 people fighting in the street.

6:56pm - Beat 1572 needs some more cars at Thomas and LeClaire. They've got a big fight in the street.

6:57pm - Beat 1563Eddie needs a female for a search at Cicero and Augusta. Also, Beat 1552 just ran into a hit and ran accident at Lavergne and Division. Ambulance needed.

6:59pm - A gray pick-up truck was involved in the hit and run.

7:01pm - Beat 1572 is responding to 1563E's assistance call.

7:04pm - Person w/ a knife. 49XX W Augusta. Male Black, 6'1, 205 lbs, with a black and red shirt, is fighting with someone and has a knife.

7:15pm - A 9th District unit is dispersing two for gang loitering from 45XX S Wood. Event number is 165XX.

7:16pm - Beat 6710 is dispersing four for gang loitering from 42XX S Campbell. Event number is 16554. Also, he needs an event number.

7:19pm - Burglar report. 2XX E Cullerton.

7:23pm - Beat 1852 has a traffic stop at 70 E Walnut.

7:25pm - Beat 1189 is doing a premise check at 2400 W Madison. Event number is 16706.

7:26pm - Parker. 200 block of N Kedvale. Permits.

7:28pm - On that note, I'm done with this blog for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone.

Criminal Damage On Racine, Disturbance At Indian Boundary Park

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:56pm. I'm monitoring Zones 13 (Districts 9 and 12), 11 (Districts 20 and 24), 4 (Districts 1 and 18), 10 (Districts 10 and 11) and 12 (Districts 15 and 25) this evening. Here's crime for this evening.

6:56pm - Criminal damage. 50XX S Racine. Group of "little" kids broke out the caller's car window, and they don't know who they are or why they were targeted.

6:58pm - Disturbance. 2500 W Lunt. At Indian Boundary Park. Three skateboarding kids causing a problem.

6:59pm - Person wanted. 1600 W Jonquil. Male Black, 30s, with a black shirt is in front. He took the caller's money.

7:00pm - A 24th District unit asks for a gang dispersal event number from 1632 W Howard. They're dispersing three for gang loitering. Event number is 14978.

7:01pm - Suspicious person. 10XX W Ainslie.

7:04pm - Disturbance. 835 N Michigan. At the Water Tower, by the American Grill store, there's a male Black, backpack, a cup in his hand, and a white t-shirt panhandling in front, begging for money.

7:05pm - Beat car 1023 asks for a Community Concern event number for the 2300 and 2400 blocks of S Washtenaw. It's 15037.

7:16pm - Gambling. 14XX N Lotus.

9:07pm - Shots Fired. 54XX W Diversey.

9:08pm - 1) Shots Fired. Long and Wrightwood. 2) Shots Fired. 50XX W Van Buren.

9:24pm - Shots Fired. 54XX W George.

9:25pm - Shots Fired. 53XX W Deming.

9:26pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 21XX N LeClaire. 2) Disturbance. 1636 N Cicero.

10:37pm - Battery in progress. 49XX W Wabansia. Three males fighting in the alley.

10:54pm - Burglary in progress. 29XX N Cicero.

11:11pm - I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow. Good night, everyone.

Parker On Spaulding, Disturbances On Addison And Irving Park

Good morning, everyone, it's 11:20am. It's a cloudy morning in Chicago, and pretty warm, but not as warm as it has been, which is good. Anyway, for the most part, I'm monitoring Zone 1 (home to Districts 16 and 17) because I'm monitoring 17 on my other blog, but around 6:30pm or 7pm, I'll monitor some other Districts as well. So, here's crime for today.

11:37am - Parker. 48XX N Spaulding.

11:43am - 1) Disturbance. 7348 W Addison. 2) Disturbance. 51XX W Irving Park. 3) Traffic accident. 48XX W Warner. 4) Suspicious vehicle. 70XX N Octavia.

11:47am - Disturbance. 4755 N Kimball. At the Brown Line station. Male passing out literature.

12:04pm - Suspicious object. Forest Glen and Cicero. One block west of Cicero, by the overpass, there's a white Bonneville that has an object next to it.

12:05pm - Criminal trespass. 39XX N Ridgeway. Homeowner of a vacant house is on scene and went to put their key in the lock, only to hear someone in there.

12:07pm - Disturbance. 3818 W Montrose. Male on the roof throwing things down into the alley.

12:36pm - Disturbance. 39XX W Dakin. Male sleeping in the lobby.

12:37pm - Vice complaint. 47XX N Springfield. Drinkers.

12:51pm - Tree down. 5300 N Austin. Branch.

1:42pm - Burglar alarm. 5900 W Belmont. At St. Patrick's High School.

1:45pm - Backlog in 16 at 13:45 hours.

1:47pm - Beat 6559Adam wants a follow-up event number from the 6800 block of W Highland. It's 12249.

1:59pm - Traffic accident. 4300 N Narraganset.

2:24pm - Parker. On 1723's Beat.

2:39pm - Traffic lights are out. Caldwell and Devon.

3:01pm - Burglar report. 53XX W Henderson.

3:09pm - Vice complaint. Dickinson Park.

3:12pm - Traffic accident. Harlem and Talcott.

3:28pm - Assist the PO. Delphia and Rascher. An off duty PO was just threatened by a man, who threatened to shoot him. The man threatened to shoot him.

3:29pm - Burglar alarm. 61XX N Kildare.

3:31pm - Reckless driver. Irving Park and Hamlin. Driver falling asleep at the wheel.

4:24pm - Fire. 48XX N Avers

4:31pm - The fire's bona fide. Beat 1763Adam is on scene.

5:03pm - Burglar alarm. 68XX N Lehigh.

5:18pm - Person w/ a knife. 71XX W Addison. Two people with knives.

6:01pm - Loud music disturbance. 38XX N Central Park.

6:29pm - A 16th District unit asks for a Community Concern on the 5800 block of W Cornelia.

7:03pm - A 9th District unit is doing a gang dispersal at 1407 W 48th.

7:05pm - Gang disturbance. 16XX N Keeler. They're drinking and loitering on a porch.

7:06pm - Robbery. 59XX W Huron.

7:17pm - Beat car 1011 is getting a vice complaint on the Beat.

7:57pm - Missing person report. 38XX N Avers. 12 yr old has gone missing.

7:58pm - Beat car 1712 has a street stop at Hollywood Park.

8:25pm - Assault in progress. 4800 N Drake. Two guys threatening another guy.

8:32pm - Speed chase. Speed chase. Milwaukee and Davlin. Beat car 1732 is chasing a car heading south on Milwaukee, heading towards Haussen. It's a red Honda Accord with an Indiana plate.

8:33pm - North on Ridgeway from Milwaukee.

8:34pm - South on Central Park from Belmont.

8:35pm - The car's stopped and the offender is in custody at 3607 W Belmont.

8:46pm - Traffic accident. Major and Giddings.

8:48pm - Suspicious person. Grace and Laramie. Male White, 33 yrs old, is talking to kids in the playground.

8:56pm - Gang disturbance. Gunnison and Notthingham. Large male Hispanic wearing a black shirt is throwing up signs.

8:59pm - Disturbance. 39XX N Kedvale. Male going door-to-door trying to sell merchandise.

9:00pm - Beat car 1612 has a large group of kids are running down the 5400 block of N Oketo from the school. About 15 to 20 of them ran west through the park. This is resulting from a call 1612 was dispatched on over there.

9:10pm - Burglar alarm. 61XX W Melrose.

9:23pm - Disturbance. Harding and Berteau. Two males walking around with baseball bats.

10:29pm - Beat 1754 has a large fight at 3352 W Irving Park. He needs more units. Dispatch is sending all available units.

10:31pm - A slow down is being given. This fight has been on-going all evening so far. It orignally started around 8:45.

10:39pm - Burglar alarm. 54XX N Kedzie.

10:42pm - Battery. 48XX N Ridgeway.

11:20pm - Burglary in progress. 62XX W Peterson.

11:33pm - Battery in progress. 49XX N Keeler. 15 people fighting in front with bats.

EMS Run On 21st Place, Battery On Justine

Good evening, everyone, it's 7:19pm. It's another hot evening out. That's just life in Chicago, I guess. Well, I'm going to monitor Zones 13, 10, 2 and 12 this evening. Here's crime.

7:20pm - EMS run. 21XX W 21st Place. Female overdosed.

7:21pm - Battery. 52XX S Justine. Caller was struck by an unknown male.

7:30pm - Person down. Roosevelt and California.

7:31pm - 1) Narcotics. 33XX S Harding. 2) Disturbance. 2700 S Kedzie.

7:33pm - Person down. 3302 N Damen. At the liquor store.

8:08pm - Criminal damage. 18XX N Nashville.

8:25pm - Battery in progress. 2450 N Central. Two males fighting in the nursing home.

9:00pm - 1) Criminal damage. 3925 W North Ave. 2) Traffic accident. 48XX W Diversey. 2) Gambling. Mayfield and Hirsch.

9:46pm - 1) Gang disturbance. Belden and Kenneth. 2) Missing person report. Columbus Manor.

11:16pm - Person w/ a gun. Washington and Lorel.

12:00am - I'm gone for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Good night, everyone.

Check The Well Being On Ruble, Burglar Report On Bosworth

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:38pm. Boy, is it hot out there! It's about 100 degrees outside right now. It's way too hot outside for me, as well as many others, so I'm sure a lot of people are staying in. For those who aren't, well, please, just be careful going out into this heat. It's quite dangerous. Anyway, I'm monitoring Zones 13, 3, 4 and 10. So with that, here's crime for a portion of this evening.

6:42pm - Check the well being. 1800 S Ruble. Elderly male with an oxygen tank doesn't look well and is falling over.

6:43pm - The 6:42pm job is being coded. That guy's a regular and he's not actually elderly.

6:44pm - Burglar report. 12XX N Bosworth.

6:48pm - Gas grill fire, somewhere on Huron.

6:50pm - 1) Burglar alarm. 10XX N Pulaski. 2) Battery. 4158 W Madison. At the grocery store.

6:51pm - Criminal damage. 16XX S Christina.

6:52pm - I'm gone with this blog for the night. I'll be back on Friday with it.

Outdoor Roll Call @ Kedzie And Hirsch

Good morning, everyone, it's 10:10am. It's a pretty hot morning out there, being in the mid 80s. There's supposed to be a heat wave this week, so we'll see how that goes. Anyway, I'm monitoring Zone 3 at the moment, and will do so until 2pm, where then I'll switch over to Zone 12 and monitor that until about 6:30, and then finally, I'll be going from Zone to Zone for about 15 to 20 minutes, then I'll resume this blog tomorrow. My primary focus here on Zone 3 is the 13th District, especially since my other blog covers most of 14. I will be especially paying attention to calls on Beats 1311, 1313, 1331, 1332 and 1333. So, with that, here's crime for today.

10:11am - Beat 1420 is holding an outdoor roll call at Kedzie and Hirsch.

10:30am - Disturbance. 7XX N Armour. Neighbor just slaughtered a pig, and the ... remains of this pig are all over the alley.

10:33am - Burglar alarm. 1552 W Chicago Ave.

10:36am - Municipal ordinance violation. Potomac and St. Louis. Male with a black shirt and gray shorts is walking four dogs, who do not have leashes on, by the school playground.

11:32am - Municipal ordinance violation. Huron and Milwaukee. Sidewalk sell.

11:39am - Criminal trespass. 20XX W Huron. Former tenant on scene, refusing to leave.

11:55am - Health check the well being. Wicker Park. Intoxicated man in the park with a heat-related illness.

11:57am - Beat 1462Eddie is following a hot car, heading east in the alley. This might turn into a speed chase.

11:58am - Still heading east. Passing Homan on Evergreen. No lights or sirens activated, and 1462 is monitoring it.

12:00pm - Offender is in custody. Hirsch and Munoz Drive.

12:01pm - Beat 1362E has a street stop at Chicago and Homan, just outside of the district.

12:18pm - 1) Disturbance. 20XX W Race. Several neighbors arguing with the people at the car wash. 2) Recover the stolen vehicle. 701 N Sacramento. At the pound.

12:19pm - Loud music disturbance. Iowa and Washtenaw. Couple of calls on it.

3:57pm - Gang disturbance. North and Springfield. Two males throwing bottles at traffic, heading east.

4:27pm - Shots Fired. Mayfield and Potomac.

4:29pm - Assault in progress. Central and Jackson. Group about to fight near the store.

4:54pm - Burglar alarm. 22XX N Lockwood.

5:05pm - Shots Fired. Potomac and Mayfield. Five heard with a gray vehicle speeding off from the scene.

5:12pm - Battery. 48XX W Hirsch.

5:27pm - Burglar report. 16XX N Keeler.

5:33pm - Vice complaint. On 2511's Beat.

5:48pm - Burglar alarm. 1514 N Cicero.

5:54pm - Beat car 2514 has a traffic stop at George and Laramie. Also, 2593 is getting an accident on the 2300 block of N Rutherford.

5:56pm - Person wanted. 5133 W North Ave. At the McDonalds.

7:10pm - 1) Shots Fired. Kenmore and Dickens. Four heard. 2) Burglar alarm. 1012 N Dearborn.

7:13pm - I'm done with this blog for the night. I'll be back on Tuesday with it. Have a good night, everyone.

Info For CPD @ Paulina And Division, Parker On Elm

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:43pm. It's currently pretty sunny, but hot. It's about 90 right now. So anyway, I'm monitoring Zones 2 (Districts 19 and 23), Zone 3 (Districts 13 and 14), Zone 4 (Districts 1 and 18) and Zone 12 (Districts 15 and 25). My primary focus will be on Zone 12. As I said about a week ago, I'll get around to monitoring the south side Zones at some point. So, here's crime for this evening.

6:48pm - Information for the CPD. Paulina and Division. On a red and white building, there's a male sitting on the roof with his legs hanging from it. He's smoking a cigarette and is watching people down below. Caller does not want to be held responsible if he falls.

6:51pm - Parker. 4XX W Elm. Car blocking the driveway.

6:55pm - Gang disturbance. 45XX N Magnolia. 15 gang members being loud and loitering.

7:24pm - Battery in progress. Gladys and Central. 35 people fighting near Columbus Park.

7:27pm - Beat 1505 is giving a disregard on the 7:24pm job. No one's fighting.

7:28pm - Loud music disturbance. 40XX W Hirsch.

7:31pm - 1) EMS run. 58XX W Walton. 2) Battery. Fullerton and LeClaire. Intoxicated male in a red shirt hit the worker.

7:33pm - Beat 2520 has a traffic stop at Cortland and Kostner.

7:49pm - Person w/ a gun. 20XX N Kostner. Twenty people in front, someone's got a gun.

8:00pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 23XX N Parkside. 2) Narcotics. 1600 N Major.

8:34pm - Shots Fired. Cochran and Austin.

9:01pm - Assault in progress. 53XX W Harrison. Kids trying to stick a pit bull on a girl.

9:22pm - Disturbance. 50XX W Wabansia.

9:29pm - Assault in progress. Belden and Central. As a result of an accident, a male jumped on a car and is on it. The car's going west on Belden towards Parkside, trying to get the man off.

10:17pm - Shots Fired. Lavergne and Diversey.

10:30pm - I'm finished monitoring for the night. I'll see you all tomorrow. Good night.

Traffic Accidents @ Lawrence/Drake and Spokane/Devon

Good evening, everyone, it's 7:09pm. It's a warm evening in Chicago. It's in the 80s. I'm going to cover Zones 1, 4, 10 and 12 this evening. Here's crime.

7:12pm - Traffic accident. Lawrence and Drake.

7:14pm - Traffic accident. Devon and Spokane.

7:19pm - Person down. State and Jackson. Person laying in the middle of the sidewalk.

7:22pm - 1) A 10th District unit has an open hydrant in the 1600 block of S Homan. 2) Animal abuse. 5XX N Drake. Dog left in the backyard.

7:32pm - 1) Gang disturbance. Fullerton and Meade. 2) Burglar report. 54XX W Parker. 3) Beat 2566Charlie needs a car with a PDT at Wabansia and Latrobe.

7:41pm - Battery in progress. Palmer and Kilbourn.

9:27pm - Gang disturbance. 14XX N Lotus.

9:46pm - Traffic accident. Jackson and Cicero.

9:47pm - Battery in progress. 2600 N Newland. Gangbangers fighting.

9:48pm - Beat 2520 is on scene, needs another car or two. A couple of units are going.

9:49pm - Dispatch is getting numerous calls at Wrightwood and Newland, as well as Wrightwood and Normandy. I don't think they're related, though.

9:50pm - 2520 is yelling that he's ok. He doesn't want anymore help.

9:52pm - 2520 says that the gangbangers were Milwaukee Kings. Bricks were involved in this mess, and CPD is looking for a maroon vehicle.

10:11pm - Suspicious person. 49XX W Altgeld. Group of males riding around in a van, trying to open garage doors and what not.

10:17pm - Battery in progress. Austin and North. Large group of males brawling in the street.

10:19pm - The 10:17pm job is now coming in as "Shots Fired", at an address on the 1500 block of N Austin. Three shots heard, large group fighting. Sticks and bottles involved. Also, a 16Adam unit has a stop at Nelson and New England.

10:20pm - Calls still coming in at North Ave. and Austin. All hell's breaking loose.

10:21pm - 2520 is at the mayhem. He says they're all in front of the Subway on North, heading towards McVicker.

10:22pm - A slow down is being given on the 10:21pm job. The crowd's scattering. 2520 is talking to a couple of people who confirm shots being fired.

10:24pm - Beat 45Sam16 has a traffic stop at 1317 on Mason.

10:26pm - Foot chase. 1700 N Meade. Male Black in red heading north.

10:27pm - East in the yards on McVicker on the 1700 block. He's holding his side.

10:28pm - Beat 2549Robert is on scene but can't find the chasing unit.

10:29pm - They lost the guy in between Austin and McVicker on the 1700 block.

10:30pm - There's a group home at 1735 on McVicker, and he may have went that way. The unit lost him at 1732.

10:33pm - Person w/ a gun. 15XX N Central.

10:36pm - Battery in progress. 5331 W Belmont. Male jumping on the tattoo parlor in the tattoo place.

10:37pm - Municipal ordinance violation. 2400 N Meade. Loud ice cream truck.

10:39pm - Shots Fired. 1700 block of N Melvina. 10 shots heard by Amundsen Park.

10:44pm - Elmwood Park Police are reporting that a bunch of males displayed pistols at 2144 N Harlem.

10:48pm - Another unit is needed, no emergency though, at LeMonyne and Long.

10:51pm - DUI driver. 24XX N Lotus. Drunk driver in the area.

10:53pm - Assist the PO. Wellington and Austin. 16th District is chasing a unit, going south on Austin towards George. They're chasing a red truck.

10:54pm - East on Diversey towards Mason.

10:55pm - North on Marmora from Diversey.

10:56pm - West in the alley around George and Mason.

10:58pm - Subject is in custody at 5719 on Diversey. Beat 6750 is giving a total disregard.

11:01pm - Battery in progress. LeMoyne and Laramie. Eight males beating on one.

11:02pm - Criminal trespass. 50XX W Augusta. Group of kids broke a lock off the door and are loitering in front.

11:05pm - Battery in progress. 48XX W Wabansia. People fighting in front. There were "Shots Fired" at this address about an hour ago.

11:08pm - Gambling. 1700 block of N Mason. Males in the middle of the block.

11:09pm - Shots Fired. Luna and North. Five heard.

11:10pm - Battery in progress. Central Park and LeMoyne. Bunch of people fighting in the street.

11:27pm - Battery in progress. 4800 W Augusta. Big fight in the alley.

11:28pm - Beat car 1511Robert can't find anything on the 11:27pm job. They'll check Lamon between Cortez and Augusta.

11:29pm - Beat 1563Boy found the fight. It might be a domestic, as it involves some broken windows. It's at 4844 on Augusta.

Assault On Winchester, CTA Check At 95/Dan Ryan

Good evening, everyone, it's 7:02pm. Another warm, summer late afternoon in Chicago. This evening, I'm going to cover Zones 12 and 13, along with Citywide 1. Here's crime for this evening.

7:03pm - Assault. 47XX S Winchester.

7:09pm - Beat 7392David asks for a CTA check at the 95th Red Line Station. Event number is 17135.

7:35pm - Burglar alarm. 7541 W Belmont.

7:38pm - Animal abuse. 28XX N Sayre. 2) Disturbance. 5301 W Belmont. 3) Disturbance. 15XX N LeClaire. 4) Burglar report. On 2514's Beat. 5) Traffic accident. Diversey and Narraganset. In the Target parking lot.

7:39pm - Beat 6759Frank asks for an event number from a stop at 5954 W North Ave. It's 17789.

7:40pm - Person w/ a gun. North and Keystone. Male Hispanic, long hair, black shirt with a flag on it, has a gun in his waistband. This is stemming from a gang disturbance at Pulaski and North.

7:41pm - Beat 2566David has two stopped in the 1500 block of N Keystone.

7:43pm - Multiple calls are coming in for "person w/ a gun" on the 4000 block of W North. Male Black with plaid shorts and a black shirt has a gun. Male Hispanic is running after him. They're gang members.

7:44pm - I'm getting reports that the gang activity along North Ave. is stretching from Keeler to Pulaski. CPD saying it's the Ashland Vikings out there.

7:48pm - DUI driver. 46XX W Dickens. Drunk driver went down the alley. Plate on the car is K446522.

7:53pm - Disturbance. Kostner and Dickens. Group throwing rocks on the corner.

8:02pm - EMS run. Division and Mason.

8:09pm - 1) Gang disturbance. 2200 block of N Kilbourn. 2) Person down. 41XX W Potomac. 3) Disturbance. 16XX N Luna. 4) Vice complaint. On 2515's Beat.

8:15pm - Assault in progress. 52XX W Jackson.

8:29pm - Narcotics. 54XX W Chicago. In front of the grocery store.

9:09pm - Narcotics. Linder and Bloomingdale.

9:18pm - Fire. 1XX N Central.

9:24pm - Beat 2549Robert is on a curfew mission tonight.

Disturbance @ Damen And 19th, Theft Report On Michigan

Good evening, everyone, it's 6:58pm. It's a warm evening in Chicago, being in the 80s. It has it's good and bad, but you all know what that is. So anyway, I'm covering Zones 2, 4 and 13 this evening. Zone 2 has the 19th and 23rd Districts, Zone 4 is home to the 1st and 18th Districts, and Zone 13 has the 9th and 12th Districts. Here's a little crime for this evening.

7:00pm - Disturbance. Damen and 19th. Heated argument over a dog.

7:05pm - Theft report. 520 S Michigan. At Congress Hotel.

7:06pm - Disturbance. 15XX N Orleans.

7:07pm - Narcotics. 45XX N Magnolia. Four to five males selling.

7:08pm - Beat 1994 has a traffic stop at 501 W Fullerton.

7:10pm - I'm gone for the evening for this blog. I'll return on Thursday. See you all then.

Block Party Closing Needed @ 49/Wolcott, Shots Fired at Wolcott/18

Good evening, everyone, it's 7:15pm. It's a hot summer day here in Chi-town. It's in the 80s. Tonight, it may storm, but it looks right now it'll be clear. We'll see. Anyway, I am monitoring Zones 3, 10 and 13 this evening. Zone 3 has the 13th and 14th Districts, Zone 10 is home to the 10th and 11th Districts, and Zone 13 has the 9th and 12th Districts. Lastly, as I said yesterday, I will not be doing this blog tomorrow or Monday. I need to be focused on my primary blog since it's the weekend of the 4th of July. It's always busy, so I think it's best if I just stick with that. Here's crime in the city for this evening.

7:16pm - Beat 900 wants a block party shut down on the 4900 block of S Wolcott. Dispatch is sending 931 to him to help him do that. 946 is also heading that way.

7:18pm - Shots Fired. 18th and Wolcott. By Harrison Park, gangbangers are running through the park and are shooting.

7:22pm - Battery in progress. Maplewood and Harrison. Group of males fighting.

7:23pm - 1) Beat car 1022 is on a stop at Douglas and Drake. 2) Shots Fired. 23rd and California. Gangbangers shooting.

7:24pm - A ticket for an "assault in progress" is coming in for California and 23. Group of males are running around, looking like they're either chasing somebody or are looking for somebody.

7:35pm - EMS run. Kedzie Green Line Station. Male with a "broken head".

8:05pm - Person w/ a gun. Division and Kedzie. Male trying to fight with people and he's got a gun.

8:57pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 14XX W Walton. 2) Disturbance. 1152 N Milwaukee. Two drunks out in front.

10:13pm - Burglar alarm. 14XX W Hubbard.

10:16pm - Fireworks. 800 block of N Wood. From a rooftop.

10:19pm - Disturbance. 32XX W Beach. Kids running through the alley and there's a strong odor of marijuana.

10:26pm - Fireworks. Cortez and Paulina. Dangerous fireworks going off.

10:30pm - Battery in progress. Wicker Park. Two people are fighting and a crowd is gathering.

10:31pm - Fireworks in 13 at 17XX W Chicago and 17XX W Erie.

10:32pm - A disregard is being given on the Wicker Park fight.

10:45pm - Fireworks. 8XX N Mozart. In the vacant lot.

10:53pm - Disturbance. Paulina and Cortez.

11:14pm - Disturbance. Ohio and Troy. Large crowd loitering.

11:15pm - Beat car 1323Robert asks for a Community Concern event number for the McDonalds at 23 N Western. The number is 23909.

11:21pm - Fireworks. Iowa and Campbell.

11:23pm - Fireworks. Schiller and Leavitt.

11:29pm - Person w/ a gun. North and Kedzie. Male Black with a white t-shirt on a bike was just seen heading into Humboldt Park with a gun.

11:31pm - Beat car 1332R has a traffic stop at Chicago and Western.

11:32pm - Arson in progress. 2400 block of W Rice. Group of kids have a spray can that is setting stuff on fire.

11:33pm - Disturbance. 1300 block of N St. Louis. Males breaking bottles.

11:36pm - A unit has a stop at Chicago and Campbell.

11:42pm - Disturbance. Noble and Division. Cab fare dispute.

11:43pm - Fireworks. 15XX N Western.

12:00am - I'm gone with this blog until Tuesday. See you all then.

Theft At The Food 4 Less At North/Cicero

Good morning, everyone, it's 9:36am. It's a cloudy day so far with temps in the 70s. It's supposed to be really hot today, with temps in the mid to upper 90s, with sun. Crime will probably be up citywide today, and this weekend, especially it being Independence Day weekend. Due to the probability of high volume of 911 calls coming into the coverage area on my main blog, I will not be doing this blog Sunday and Monday. I'll return with this blog Tuesday after tomorrow. Anyway, so far, I'm covering Zone 12, which is home to the 15th and 25th Districts. But later in the day, I'll probably add coverage for other Zones/Districts. With that, here's crime for today.

9:37am - Theft. 4821 W North Ave. At Food 4 Less. Male stole some detergent items out of the store. He's now at the Burger King.

9:58am - Explosion. Central and Belden. Two loud explosions heard. Possibly gunshots or fireworks.

10:30am - Beat car 2511 is doing a park check at Bell.

10:37am - Shots Fired. Lamon and Huron. 12 shots heard.

10:59am - Battery in progress. Cicero and Rice. There's a fight between a group of drug dealers.

11:36am - Shots Fired. 1600 N Monitor. Someone's shooting.

11:37am - Shots Fired. Hirsch and Mason.

11:38am - A slow down is being given on the 11:36/11:37am jobs.

11:45am - Disturbance. 53XX W Hirsch. Group loitering.

12:50pm - Battery in progress. Ohio and Parkside. 15 kids fighting in the street.

12:51pm - A disregard is being given on the 12:50pm job. It's just the dismissal from Douglas High School.

1:05pm - Shots Fired. 139 S Parkside. By the school. A teacher heard gunshots in the area.

2:31pm - Battery in progress. Lacrosse and Armitage. Kids fighting in the street.

2:47pm - Person w/ a gun. Division and Mason. Male Black, black cap and blue/orange jersey has a gun. He's by the liquor store.

2:48pm - A slow down is being given on the 2:47pm job.

2:49pm - The 2:47pm guy has a plastic gun. It's not real.

2:53pm - Foot chase. Potomac and Mayfield. Running northbound. 2561Charlie is in pursuit.

2:54pm - Offender is in custody at 1458 on Mayfield, in the alley.

2:55pm - Criminal trespass. 5433 W Chicago. Former employee on scene.

3:38pm - Criminal trespass. 1755 N Melvina. People sitting on the steps to the vacant house.

3:51pm - Beat 1593 is getting a parker on Madison.

4:06pm - Holding the offender. 4951 W North. Person being held for shoplifting.

4:52pm - Shots Fired. Mango and Belden. One shot heard, six males who are 17 to 23 yrs of age are running from the scene. They were on the corners.

4:55pm - A slow down is being given on the 4:52pm job.

5:20pm - The 25th District just got a call in the station from Alderman Suarez's office. There's a group of males on the 2900 and 3000 blocks of N Central Avenue that need to be dispersed. I believe they're the local drunks.

6:00pm - Open hydrant. Hirsch and Springfield.

6:41pm - Person w/ a gun. 14XX N Leamington. Male with a gun in a bag is heading towards Hirsch.

6:53pm - Fireworks. 40XX W Kamerling.

7:02pm - Beat 1365Boy asks for a patrol mission event number for the 1800 block of W Washington. It's 17834.

7:04pm - EMS run. 20XX W Schiller. 89 yr old has low blood pressure.

7:05pm - Beat 5852 has an Evidence Tech request in 25, to take pictures of a line-up.

7:06pm - Parker. 175 E Delaware. FedEx truck in the tow zone.

7:07pm - Battery report. 31XX W Monroe. Female was beaten up in the alley.

7:09pm - Narcotics. On the 10 sector in 23.

7:11pm - I'm done with this blog for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone.