OFFICIAL NATO Summit Coverage -- May 20, 2012

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:06am. This post will have the official NATO Summit coverage for today, May 20, 2012. The NATO Summit will be covered here via a police scanner, on Zone 4 (1st and 18th Districts) and Citywides 1-7. I may monitor Zones 5 and 13 as well, as they carry the expressways on them. Today, there are no major demonstrations planned in Downtown, but you never know what will happen, so I'll have my ears on throughout the day. Right now, I'm monitoring Zone 4, and will switch through the Citywide channels and this Zone throughout the day. Here's the coverage for the NATO Summit today.

8:07am - Just so all the units know, there is a carload of four guys in a car headed east on Congress from Michigan with a video camera in tow. Not sure what they're up to.

8:08am - Car is headed south on Columbus from Balbo.

8:10am - They've got the car stopped now.

8:30am - I'm going to go until 9am. I'll be back then.

9:00am - I'm back.

9:11am - Disturbance. 1200 S Indiana. Protesters just put up a large sign, something about a pink ribbon.

9:13am - Homan Command is telling Dispatch that a plain clothes officer is needed at Roosevelt and State, at the BP gas station, for a suspicious object.

9:14am - Beat 181King is letting Dispatch know that there's about 15 Occupy Chicago protesters at LaSalle and Jackson. They're peaceful, and he'll stay with them. 181 is notified of this. They're by the Bank of America.

9:21am - Beat 1800 is saying that his foot officers over at 401 N Michigan Ave need to be ready for a scheduled 10am protest.

9:36am - Disturbance. 2631 S Indiana. Protesters are picking up bricks by the construction site. No word on how many are there.

9:48am - 181K now has about 30 protesters, but everything's perfectly fine.

9:52am - Beat 183Adam is now on scene with 181K.

10:02am - Homan Command needs a car to check out two people on bikes acting suspicious and carrying pipes at Jackson and Columbus. Beat car 114Robert is asked to check it out.

10:03am - They're now headed west on Jackson, towards Michigan.

10:11am - Beat 181 is on Indiana just north of Roosevelt, having a demonstrator pick up a large sign they layed out on the field.

10:12am - Beat 7116 needs a unit to make a street stop at LaSalle/Jackson for a male White in all black on the northeast corner. 181K is being asked to do this.

10:13am - 183A is saying that the group from LaSalle/Jackson is moving eastbound now.

10:14am - Homan Command is saying that there's a male White with a sliver helmet riding on a bike who keeps going in and out of alleys in the area. This is at Michigan and Cermak.

10:15am - Beat 174Foot is saying that there's a male White dressed in all black with a bandanna and big shield face mask, with a female in green/blue shorts walking towards Michigan on Congress, by the park. He's got a large black backpack.

10:19am - The group from LaSalle/Jackson is now approaching Wabash on Jackson. They've taken over the street.

10:20am - Disturbance. Lake and Jefferson. Group of NATO protesters gathering. One is acting very violent, and he's a male White, 25 years old, heavy tattoos with some signs.

10:21am - Suspicious person. Clark and Ontario. Two male Whites on bikes carrying something underneath their jackets. They just passed a bridge. On-viewed by an outside unit.

10:24am - 183A is saying that the protesters from the Occupy Wall Street thing are approaching Columbus on Jackson.

10:25am - Homan Command is saying that a bag was left behind by the protesters over at LaSalle/Jackson.

10:29am - The 10:25am bag is near the bank.

10:51am - Suspicious object. 333 N Wacker Dr. Two people left a cardboard box with a blanket over it. One person is a female White, blue hat, pink shirt with a backpack

11:00am - 174F has a group of orange shirt-wearing protesters at Congress and Michigan. Headed north. They're protesting NATO. There's about 15 of them.

11:22am - Beat 1887Charlie is asking for a segway patrol mission event number at Navy Pier. It's 09228.

11:25am - There's a group of 60 protesters at State and Jackson, partially blocking the street. They're peacefully, though. Beat car 113 is on scene with them.

11:27am - Beat car 111 is following about 40 Occupy Wall Street protesters at Jackson and Michigan, headed east down Jackson. They're in the street.

11:28am - Beat 199 is saying there is a real large group of protesters meeting up at Grant Park now. They're gathering for the 2pm march. But those 40 Occupy protesters aren't going that way. They're headed west on Madison away from the lake. The 181, 183 and 184 teams are headed over to check them out.

11:31am - Homan Command is saying that there's a suspicious red Ford pick-up truck parked at 1500 S Wabash. A car needs to go check it out.

11:33am - Suspicious object. 14 E Washington. In front of the Old Navy. Large black duffle bag on the sidewalk.

11:44am - Beat 1882 is saying that barricades need to be set up at Michigan and Chicago.

11:51am - Homan Command is saying that there's a man carrying a long box east on Jackson from Michigan. Appears to be suspicious object.

11:53am - Suspicious person. Lake and State. Male with a black mask appears to be reading instructions on how to use something.

12:14pm - Ok, the groups are now officially beginning to walk. Michigan and Van Buren. One group is heading north, the other is heading south.

12:25pm - Incident Response 6 is saying that they're on the north side of Millennium Park, needing name checks on seven males.

12:28pm - The names are coming back now.

12:29pm - Oh, here we go. Here's what I got. Walking west on Jackson from Columbus is a male Black, 20s, small dreads, glasses, nose ring, army green hoodie, black t-shirt and beige pants has a large ninja sword on him.

12:40pm - The motorcades for the leaders headed to McCormick are headed down Cermak now.

1:10pm - ALL officers on Michigan should be on their posts as of now.

1:15pm - Suspicious person. Roosevelt and Columbus. Three guys acting weird over there.

1:16pm - There's an officer at the 1:15pm job now, and he's not seeing anything.

1:32pm - We have protesters at 2200 S Michigan. Unit in 1 requested to check it out.

1:33pm - A unit is trying to put a stop on a car at Wells and Randolph that was involved in an incident from yesterday's protests. It's full of anarchists. They're trying to put a stop on the car because these people were spotted putting backpacks, wraps and orange paper in the car. Possible speed chase starting up. The car has a plate of H7008346. It's a black Mercedes.

1:34pm - South on Wells from Monroe.

1:35pm - Approaching Jackson on Wells.

1:36pm - Beat cars 121 and 123 have the car stopped at Jackson and Wells. K9 may be needed on this.

2:14pm - Ok, so now I'm being told that this march will officially be on Citywide 6 (frequency 460.250). I'm switching over now. You can also hear some of the radio activity over on Citywide 5 (460.350) as well.

2:17pm - Closures need to be put into effect at Michigan and Ohio, as well as Roosevelt and Wabash.

2:23pm - So it looks like I'll be monitoring both CW6 and Zone 4, maybe CW5 too. There's a LOT of confusion as into what channels they're on with all of this.

2:29pm - Got a motorcade headed down Wabash.

2:39pm - Ontario, Rush and Chicago can all be opened up. Job well done, as usual, to the CPD.

2:41pm - All of this stuff is now on CW5 as well. So three different frequencies. Won't be able to listen to all of them, either.

2:44pm - Everything's getting bounced back and forth, because I'm hearing the NATO stuff being broadcasted on Zone 4 again.

2:45pm - There's a bunch of males in the a group with black masks on at Wabash and Harrison. This is the Black Bloc group.

2:46pm - Everything's fine at Wabash/Harrison. There's already a huge CPD presence over there.

3:01pm - Ok, so everything is now on Zone 4. That clears up a lot.

3:02pm - Beats 120 and 172 are the Incident Response team, in addition to Beat cars 123 and 133.

3:09pm - Yep, here we go. The protesters just broke through the police line at 13th and Michigan. More officers needed.

3:16pm - Suspicious object. 474 S Michigan Ave. Car 11 is calling this in. Suitcase.

3:23pm - Homan Command is asking Dispatch to send a car to Michigan and Cermak for a male White running with a red gasoline can. Headed east towards Indiana.

3:25pm - CPD is all over that area at Michigan/Cermak. Also, Homan Command is saying that a small rubbish fire was just started a couple of minutes ago at 1415 S Michigan.

3:46pm - The tail car is crossing Cullerton on Michigan now. I think the protest is headed west on Cermak now.

3:47pm - All streets are now open north of Roosevelt. Also, the protesters are headed for Cermak and State, where they will have a moment of solitary.

4:05pm - There's people starting to leave the event, exiting at Cermak/State. Also, there's two cooling buses at 21st and Wabash.

4:11pm - Homan Command is saying that there's a group of people acting suspicious at 2206 S Indiana.

4:15pm - Information only: There is a bunch of live media on scene. Also, the Black Bloc group is in the area.

4:16pm - This just in: There has been seven arrests at Wabash/Harrison. Apparently there was a scuffle there. There was another scuffle at 13th/Michigan.

4:28pm - Another car or two needed at Michigan and 18th. Beat 133Henry has a male White in black clothing with a black mask and pink ink on his hands running through the street, acting very, very suspicious. This is where the first of many melees took place yesterday.

4:40pm - 133H and some other 1st District units did some investigating on the Michigan/18th situation and the guy got away.

4:43pm - This is not good, but Homan Command is getting word that at Cermak and Michigan, a bunch of people from the Black Bloc group are putting on gas masks.

4:47pm - The Black Bloc group is mobilizing. Sounds like they're setting up for a large scuffle with CPD. Officers are advised to use extreme caution.

4:54pm - Beats 102Adam and 102Boy are on their station security posts, ready for anything.

5:00pm - There is currently a really large scuffle underway at Cermak/Michigan. Protesters VS Police. It's getting ugly real fast.

5:09pm - The melee is calming down a bit, from what I'm seeing on ABC7 news, but it's still intense over there.

5:10pm - Battery victim injured. Michigan and Cermak. Male hit in the head with a baton and he's bleeding.

5:13pm - Beat car 124 is being advised by Dispatch that they have a situation over at Michigan/Cermak where one of the fences being used by CPD is being thrown at officers by the protesters. There are officers in riot gear over there, too. This information is related to the 5:10pm job.

5:18pm - A citizen is reporting that at Michigan/Cermak, a bunch of protesters have aluminium frame on their bikes and that they can put explosives in there.

5:24pm - Someone's having a seizure at Michigan/Cermak.

5:27pm - Homan Command is giving a flash from Cullerton and Michigan regarding a man who's carrying something with bottles and rocks in it. He's a male White with long brown hair, black mask and gray t-shirt. He is headed towards the crowd of protesters at Michigan/Cermak and could potentially cause a bigger incident and needs to be grabbed before he can reach them.

5:37pm - Bomb threat. 25 E Superior. Caller states that everyone in the building has 12 minutes to evacuate the building, and that the bomb is on the 24th floor. Oh, God.

5:40pm - Person w/ a gun. Michigan and Cullerton. Male Black with a black shirt and black shorts is running towards Cermak with a machine gun. He pulled it out of the trunk of a burgundy van. It keeps just getting better and better over here, doesn't it? Geez...

5:41pm - The 5:40pm job is being coded. There's literally 100 police officers at that intersection and they haven't seen this.

5:42pm - 199 needs the Incident Response team at the 1st District station immediately. There's some sort of emergency there.

5:50pm - Criminal trespass in progress. 2101 S Michigan Ave. Three people, possibly from the NATO protests, are in the building.

5:59pm - Have a group of Black Blocs converging at 17th and State, by the 1st District station. That's why 199 wanted all those units there.

6:02pm - Beat 1800 wants 1872 to go to the 1st District station to help them out with the situation that's arising there.

6:04pm - Suspicious person. State and Archer. A tour bus just unloaded a group of male White teens in front of the Perspective Charter High School, but yet none of them walked in there. Instead, they're just walking east.

6:18pm - Suspicious object. 1800 S State. At the bus stop across the street from the 1st District station, a package has been left on the bench at the bus stop.

6:21pm - 199 has the 6:18pm package at that bus stop. Beat car 112, station security, is walking over to it now.

6:22pm - 199 is saying that southbound traffic on State needs to be blocked at 16th, and northbound needs to be blocked at Cermak.

6:30pm - Beat 6558Boy is saying that there's four males walking north on Clark from Roosevelt, playing with what appears to be a CTA radio. They're on the east side of the street.

6:31pm - A unit may have just stopped 6558B's subjects.

6:36pm - Homan Command is saying that some officers need help over at 1830 S Wabash. There's yet another scuffle going on. A bunch of officers are on the way.

6:38pm - 199 is saying that the Bomb Squad is saying all is clear.

6:44pm - A K9 unit needs help at 24th and State. Bunch of protesters just surrounded their vehicle. Multiple units on the way.

6:46pm - A slow down is being given on the 6:44pm incident. The officer is fine and the protesters are being dealt with.

6:53pm - The protesters are acting up again. Michigan and 24th. They're trying to climb over a fence.

6:54pm - Homan Command is saying that there's about 30 people loitering at 18th and Wentworth. They're believed to be a part of the whole protest thing.

6:58pm - Homan Command needs a car to respond to 600 S State for a car of four or five anarchists who are driving around and changing their clothes.

6:59pm - Homan Command is saying that at Wabash and 21st, the Bomb Squad will set off a disrupter that will sound like gunshots.

7:07pm - EMS run. 637 S Dearborn. 19 year old protester was injured during a scuffle. He was hit wit a baton. No word on how many protesters are there.

7:15pm - Disturbance. 111 W Jackson. Group of 20 males with black masks running east towards Dearborn.

7:22pm - 1) Disturbance. 23XX S Michigan. 50 protesters trying to climb a fence. 2) We've got a group of protesters running down Ontario from Clark. They've got masks on.

7:23pm - 1) There's a group of 30 protesters at the Target at Roosevelt and Clark. 2) Disturbance. 2700 S King Dr. Multiple protesters trying to climb a fence.

7:26pm - Disturbance. 25XX S Calument. Seven protesters on the block, causing a ruckus.

7:33pm - Some sort of incident just got through unfolding somewhere.

7:54pm - This is a late report, but on the 1100 block of S. Clark St, there was a report of man running north with a can of gasoline.

7:57pm - Disturbance. Michigan and Congress. Group of 50 protesters gathering in the park.

8:00pm - 174F needs more units at Michigan/Congress. The protesters are starting to get out of hand.

8:01pm - Everyone's headed north on Michigan from Congress. Bike units would be preferred.

8:02pm - They're headed west on Van Buren from Michigan.

8:04pm - There's a strong smell of natural gas at 1130 S Michigan. Uh oh...

8:06pm - Disturbance. 27th and Michigan. Protesters starting to come into the area.

8:09pm - There's a group of 500 protesters at State and Jackson, heading north on State.

8:14pm - Car 100 needs more cars at Jackson and Wabash. Another potential scuffle unfolding.

8:16pm - Everything is okay with Car 100.

8:20pm - Protesters are north on State from Congress. Sounds like there's more than one group. You would think with the real threatening skies above they would stop all this madness, but I guess not.

8:26pm - Headed west on Monroe from State.

8:28pm - North on Dearborn from Monroe. Possibly headed towards Daley Plaza, as they have been for the last two days.

8:41pm - Northbound lanes on Michigan at Roosevelt should be closed off.

8:47pm - And the northbound lane on Michigan can be reopened.

8:49pm - More cars needed at Wabash and Van Buren. We've got a scuffle unfolding.

8:51pm - We've got the protesters throwing rocks, bottles and etc.at Wabash/Van Buren. It's getting ugly over there.

9:04pm - Disturbance. 100 S Michigan. Four males, anarchists, are sharping objects.

9:06pm - There's another large protest underway in front of the Art Institute, on Michigan.

9:25pm - Eastbound traffic on Monroe from Michigan needs to be blocked off.

9:30pm - Disturbance. 628 S Dearborn. 20 protesters gathering and chanting.

9:31pm - Sounds like the protests are moving again. West on Adams from Michigan. Can't verify this, though.

10:11pm - There's a confrontation underway at the Art Institute.

10:13pm - Beat 5150 wants a perimeter set up around Roosevelt and Indiana because of a suspicious package that was just found, and it's potentially explosive.

10:32pm - Getting word of a male with a gray sweater who has a baton at Michigan and Adams.

10:50pm - The 10:13pm detail is being officially released.

10:54pm - Beat car 124 wants to know if they're still needed to block southbound traffic on Michigan at Madison. That's a negative, they're being released. It's starting to clear out over there now.

10:58pm - The protests are on the move again. North on State from Randolph.

11:00pm - This is gonna go on all night. They need cars at Lake and State. Protesters are acting up, AGAIN. Probably another scuffle.

11:01pm - Now 1800 wants some cars on the Dearborn bridge, right around Wacker. There's a group of protesters apparently headed that way. The 1880 and 1882 teams are all being asked to head on over.

11:02pm - The protesters are running now, on Dearborn.

11:03pm - Beat 106Adam is going to stop traffic at Congress on State, heading north.

11:06pm - Beats 1886Robert and 1889Robert need to head to Dearborn, too.

11:12pm - Beat car 1833R needs to go over to that bridge, too. Meanwhile, 1886R is blocking traffic at  and .

11:16pm - 1800 wants 1886R to open up traffic on State St. 1830R is opening it up now.

11:17pm - 106A is opening up the traffic now.

11:30pm - Disturbance. Dearborn and Harrison. Bunch of protesters making noise in the park.

11:31pm - Beat 1873R has a car with no occupants in it at 200 W Kinize. Running a plate.

11:40pm - 1880 wants his cars to meet him at Kinize and Canal.

11:49pm - Beat 106Charlie would like 106 to meet them at LaSalle and Quincy.

11:54pm - 106C is giving 106 a disregard.