St. Patrick's Day Parade Detail

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 12:00pm. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of my Irish people out there! It's a warm St. Pat's Day, and sunny, so it's perfect weather for a parade. Traditionally, for the Chicago Police Department, they set up a special detail for parades, including this particular parade, each year. This year, the St. Patrick's Day Parade Detail is officially on Citywide 6 (460.250). Though, you will also hear them talking about it on Citywide 7 (460.300), as well as Zone 4 (1st and 18th Districts; 460.150). The parade is being held in Downtown Chicago. I'm going to cover any and all calls and radio dispatches for the parade until the parade is over. The parade should be over by mid to late afternoon, by 6pm the latest. Here's the St. Patrick's Day Parade Detail coverage, only found here on Timmy's Chicago Crime Blotter. Enjoy!

12:05 through 12:15pm - Officers are mobling with each other about traffic and crowds on Michigan Ave., around Jackson.

12:20pm - Beat 1882King has a bunch of people walking down Michigan, by the bridge of the river.

12:35pm - EMS needed at Randolph and Columbus for a woman who possibly broke her leg.

12:38pm - EMS is being canceled on the 12:35pm thing, the officer's going to take her to the hospital himself.

12:43pm - We have a missing person from the parade. A male Black, 13 years old, white shirt and blue jean shorts is missing. He is a special needs kid. He was found at 159 E Monroe. Coming over from Zone 4.

12:44pm - Beat 1886David is closing Millennium Park's entrance at the Bean because it's filled to capacity. There's 1500 people there. Also, EMS is needed at Columbus and Randolph. A woman passed out.

12:48pm - Officers are being advised by one officer that some problems may arise at the intersection of Monroe and Wabash. People are spilling out onto the street from the sidewalk.

12:49pm - The event number for the entire parade is 04693.

12:50pm - Beat 186Frank is with the 12:43pm kid and security. They have him. 110 is coming over to get the kid and take him back to his parents.

12:56pm - Got another kid missing from the parade. This time, Paris Jenkins, a female Black about 7 years old, with a pink shirt and blue jean shorts on a scooter is missing. She's with Beat 3709, who found her near Balbo and Columbus.

12:57pm - Per Dispatch, all missings are to go to the Command Post.

12:58pm - Car 160 wants to know if EMS is on bikes for the parade. They are not.

1:01pm - An officer needs EMS somewhere along the parade route. Male White, 18 years old, is having an asthma attack.

1:03pm - More officers needed at the Bean. There's a fight breaking out in the crowd.

1:04pm - EMS needed at the Command Post (Jackson and Lakeshore Drive). Female White, 30, is not feeling well.

1:05pm - Paris Jenkins has been reunited with her grandmother.

1:09pm - Beat 185Frank has a male having a seizure/stroke on the SW corner of Columbus and Balbo. EMS requested.

1:12pm - EMS needed at Pole Marker #340. Someone collapsed and is having a wheezing attack.

1:23pm - An officer is saying that the park manager of Millennium wants everyone out of the park, and the officer wants Dispatch to put it on tape that they cannot do that. Dispatch put that on tape.

1:38pm - A unit wants to know if the parade is over. Another officer says no.

1:41pm - A 66Adam unit needs help at the Bean, on the south end. There's fights everywhere.

1:42pm - One officer is describing the scene as "fucking nuts".

1:43pm - The whole 161 team is being asked to relocate to the Bean. The scene's getting really out of control.

1:48pm - They're still calling for more officers at the Bean.

1:53pm - Beat 1886 is ordering all officers to push the crowds from north to south; crowds should be pushed southward to the exit.

1:54pm - Couple of more officers needed at the Bean. Crowd is resisting.

1:56pm - There's another missing kid from the parade. Male White, 3 years old, 3 feet tall, blue shirt and his name is Jacob.

1:59pm - Jacob's been reunited with his parents.

2:00pm - Per a citizen, there's a big crowd throwing bottles at the Bean.

2:03pm - Beat 47Boy10 wants all of his officers to meet in the Great Lawn.

2:05pm - 47B10 wants the officers to push the crowds out of the Great Lawn.

2:13pm - A supervisor lost his hat in the crowd. LOL. Sorry, but that's a little funny. Hope they get the hat back, though.

2:31pm - A TMA just had their Puma bag stolen from them at Washington and Michigan. She was punched also. Two male Hispanic offenders, one with a black shirt.

2:34pm - The last float from the parade is on Columbus now, crossing Balbo.

2:41pm - All street closures are to remain in effect until the street sweepers clean up the streets.

2:45pm - All of 47B10's units are being told to switch back to Zone 4, and they'll be in the area of Randolph-Michigan-Adams-Clark, pushing the crowds west.

2:56pm - At Clark and Randolph, a unit there is being told to push the crowds across the street (they're on the east side of the street now).

3:00pm - All recruits from this whole parade are being told that they can now regroup on Balbo west of Columbus so they can catch the CTA buses to go back home.

3:05pm - Beat 3700 wants all 3200 and 3700 units to assist with traffic control at Columbus and Balbo.

3:13pm - The Command Post is closing up and they're going home.

3:14pm - Marine 7Adam has a lost kid.

3:15pm - Scratch that. Kid's been reunited with mom.

3:24pm - Columbus is now being opened up between Congress and Balbo. All other street closures are still in effect. Also, PD #1 and PD #2 are being released from the parade detail.

3:25pm - All 1st District foot units assigned to the detail are now released. Sounds like the detail is almost over.

3:27pm - All traffic units not on a post are to meet 3700 at Balbo and Columbus.

3:28pm - Beat 1889 has a flat tire and her spare's flat, too. She's at Randolph and Michigan. Tow truck needed.

3:31pm - Units on Michigan between Wacker and 9th are being told that they can do what they need to do to remove all street performers that are blocking traffic.

3:37pm - The remainder of the parade detail is going over to Zone 4 now. All of the Headquarter Deployment units, as well as any other deployment units, are officially released from the parade. The only units on the detail now are the Tac units from the 2nd, 3rd, 19th and 20th Districts, as well as the 1st District. As soon as 3700 opens up Columbus, the traffic units are going back over to Citywide 2 (460.175). After that, everyone's off of Citywide 6.

3:55pm - I'm off of Citywide 6 now. Listening to Zone 4 for a litle bit, and then my coverage of this detail is over.

4:04pm - My coverage is officially over. I'll be back in a couple of hours on a separate post for crime in other parts of the city. I'll see you all then. Enjoy the rest of your Saturday afternoon.