Puerto Rican Festival Coverage (6-16-12)

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 4pm. It's a hot late spring afternoon with temps around 90. Today, I'm monitoring only Zone 3 (13th and 14th Districts) due to the Puerto Rican Fest and related events, and I'm not even covering the entire two Districts. To make sure all of you get the extensive coverage you deserve for this event, I will only be monitoring the area of North Ave.-Central Park-Chicago-Damen. That's Beats 1311, 1312, 1422 and 1423. That's the immediate area around Humboldt Park, where all of today's events are taking place. And, usually with this event, that's where the most problems are. Well, without further hesitation, here's coverage of the Puerto Rican Fest.

4:28pm - Beat 1300 is saying that traffic on Division can be opened between Western and California, and traffic on California can be opened from North to Augusta. Traffic west of California on Division must remain closed, though.

4:29pm - Beat 1300 wants all of his officers assigned to inside the park to meet him at the gate at Division and Mozart. He wants all Gang and Tac units to remain on patrol in the area.

4:50pm - Battery in progress. LeMoyne and Talman. Two males fighting.

5:01pm - Assault in progress. California and North Ave. Male with a white cap is punching at people at the bus stop. On-viewed by a TMA.

5:06pm - 1300 would like to thank all the units that helped during the parade and what not on Division. He advises Dispatch that a lot of citizens are complaining of people hanging out car windows and not having seatbelts on.

5:08pm - Beat 8120 needs a car with a car-opening device at the Humboldt Park Fieldhouse, 1440 on Humboldt.

5:16pm - Beat 41Nora30Adam has a street stop at North and Talman. Running a name.

5:17pm - 41N30A's name is coming back clear and vaild so far.

5:22pm - 41N30A now has a street stop at Washtenaw and North Ave.

5:25pm - Gang disturbance. 26XX W Augusta. Several harassing people and drinking.

5:27pm - Beat 1420 has a traffic stop at North and Kedzie, in the BP gas station. Beat 1400X-Ray is heading to help.

5:28pm - A slow down is being given at North/Kedzie. 1420's fine.

5:30pm - 1420 is clearing her traffic stop. 1400X is also clear.

5:32pm - 1400X now has a traffic stop at North/Kedzie.

5:33pm - 41N30A has another traffic stop, now at 2821 W North Ave.

5:34pm - Multiple calls of "Shots Fired" coming in. Here's what I got. Most of the calls are coming in at Washtenaw and Crystal, and there's a couple of calls coming in on the 2600 and 2700 blocks of W Crystal. Also one call over at 27XX W Evergreen.

5:36pm - 1421 is a block away from the calls and is saying she hasn't heard any shots yet.

5:37pm - Ok, there ARE shots fired. Oh lord. 1421 has a large group at Washtenaw/Crystal, more cars needed. There's a group running towards Division on Washtenaw. Also, there's a call of a "Person Shot" at the intersection.

5:38pm - There's a man shot. At 2657 on Crystal. Officers are on scene.

5:40pm - Off-duty P.O. is calling in "Shots Fired" over there. He says they're shooting out of the white building on the SE corner of Washtenaw/Crystal, which is 2657. Also, a Citywide unit is saying that one of the males involved had on a green t-shirt and red shorts.

5:41pm - An officer is saying that the victim is a gang member, a Milwaukee King to be exact.

5:42pm - Everyone on scene is being uncooperative.

5:43pm - Shooting is gang-related for sure. Go figure.

5:45pm - 1) Parkers in 14 on 1494's PDT. 2) 1400X, and some other officers, are going into 2657 to look for a gun. He wants Beat 1460 to send over some Gang units. 1460 will.

5:46pm - Gang disturbance. Haddon and California. Group of males flashing gang signs, they're also throwing buckets of water at passing people and cars. One has on a black shirt.

5:52pm - An RD number for the shooting has been pulled. It's HV338081 with the event number of 15338.

5:54pm - Ambulance 44 is taking the victim to St. Mary's. 1423 is ordering up the ET from the location.

5:55pm - 1400X wants 1442 and 1452 to start writing tickets on California for any and all vehicles parked in the tow zones. Also, he wants 1441 to stay on Division to help traffic keep going.

6:16pm - 1) EMS run. 2901 W North Ave. 2) Narcotics. 14XX N Maplewood. Eight males in front smoking marijuana.

6:20pm - They're calling back at Haddon/California.

6:33pm - Beat 1400 is closing down Division from Kedzie to California.

6:36pm - Dispatch wants to know if 1400's closing of Division is a scheduled one or was a last-minute decision, and he wants to know if Division will be closed to only vehicular traffic, or pedestrians, or both.

6:37pm - 1400X is saying that any street closures that occur are until further notice.

6:43pm - Beat 6751Adam has a guy running from them at 12XX N Maplewood. Running east into the alley. Male Hispanic, 5'8 or 5'9, bald head, white t-shirt, blue jean shorts is running and is holding his side.

6:46pm - They have 6751A's guy in custody in the alley. Everything's ok. A disregard's being given. But they're also looking for a large black van with orange stripes that fled south towards Division on Maplewood. Possibly has a partial plate of N17.

6:50pm - Theft. Fairfield and North Ave. In front of the Cermak Produce.

6:51pm - Battery in progress. Chicago and Damen. 10 people fighting on the corner. White van involved. Couple of calls coming in.

6:52pm - Beat 1363 has his whole team at the Fest.

6:53pm - The 6:43/6:46pm van is in the alley at 27XX W. Thomas, over in 13.

7:00pm - Gang disturbance. Fairfield/North Ave. 20 gang members walking west towards Humboldt Park on North Ave.

7:04pm - Battery in progress/Shots Fired. Washtenaw and LeMoyne. Group of 10 people were fighting and then some gunshots were heard. Seconds later, 1400X is giving a disregard. They're over there and nothing's going on.

7:06pm - Parker. 2500 block of W Haddon. Permits.

7:19pm - Fireworks. 8XX N Richmond. Group of teens lighting off fireworks in the middle of the street.

7:25pm - For the units on the Zone: missing from the Fest is a 16 year old male Black named Darius Kenny, 5'3 to 5'8, slim build, short hair, blue shirt that says "chicks love muscles", brown khaki shorts and blue sandals.

7:46pm - Disturbance. 13XX N Campbell. Kids throwing a ball, caller thinks it's going to hit a car or someone walking down the street, and would like for them to stop.

7:48pm - 1) Gang disturbance. 33XX W Potomac. Three male Blacks, Traveling Vice Lord members, are flashing gang signs. 2) Vice complaint. 32XX W Evergreen. People drinking in front.

7:50pm - There's still that open hydrant at Haddon/California.

7:51pm - 1) Vice complaint. 26XX W Augusta. Gangbangers drinking in front. 2) Parker. 11XX N Mozart. Permits. 2) Parker. 9XX N Sacramento. Car in the handicap space.

8:15pm - Battery in progress. 26XX W Augusta. Gangbangers fighting.

8:26pm - Disturbance. North and Mozart. Ten to 12 male teens loitering on the corner.

8:34pm - Burglar alarm. 8XX N Oakley.

8:42pm - Beat 9211 is reporting that there's about to be a large street fight at Troy and North Ave. Couple of units being requested to head over.

8:43pm - 9211 is giving a slow down at Troy/North Ave. Crowd's dispersing.

9:10pm - Traffic accident. Division and Homan.

9:30pm - Parker and municipal on 1311's PDT.

9:48pm - Backlog in 13 is being taken out at 21:48 hours. Cars are clearing up and all the activity sounds like it's moving into 14.

9:49pm - Backlog in 14 is being taken out, too, at 21:49 hours.

9:50pm - Disturbance. 27XX W Evergreen. Large group of teens drinking in front.

9:53pm - Beat 1363Adam needs EMS at 10XX N. California, for someone who got hit with a bottle.

9:59pm - 1363A's guy just got up and walked away.

10:09pm - Shots Fired. Kedzie and Augusta. Six heard from the SE corner.

10:11pm - We've got possible shots fired at Thomas and California, per a unit.

10:12pm - Shots Fired. California and Haddon.

10:13pm - 1) Person Shot. 27XX W Thomas. Details to follow... 2) A slow down is being given on the 10:09pm job.

10:14pm - Ok, it's bona fide. There is a man shot on Thomas in the 2700 block. This is per Beat 1363Charlie.

10:15pm - Beat 1363Boy just had a taser deployment at Thomas/California. This is related to the whole thing on the 2700 block of Thomas.

10:16pm - Two things. One, 1363A has a taser deployment, too. Two, units on Thomas need to move their cars so the ambulances can get through. At least three ambulances are trying to come down the street.

10:17pm - The wagon is needed over at Thomas/California. Large crowd causing way too many problems and 1363 wants the corner cleared out.

10:18pm - 1400X is now over on Thomas as well. Also, 1363 says there's been only one taser deployment that he's aware of. 1363A did it, and their star number is #17584.

10:19pm - Crime scene tape needed over on Thomas. Also, the victim is in serious condition. Ambulance is taking him over to Cook County.

10:20pm - There's a report of another person shot over on Division. Also, the victim on Thomas was shot three times in the back.

10:21pm - Beat 1399 wants 1372, the wagon, to get over to Thomas/California ASAP.

10:23pm - Beat 6751 wants a unit to block traffic at Thomas/California. Got the ambulance trying to get through and it's gridlock over there. 1333 is assigned to do it.

10:26pm - Beat 6700 wants to know where the wagon is for Thomas/California. They're coming.

10:28pm - Unit needed to protect the crime scene over on Thomas.

10:30pm - So it turns out the ambulance is at Norweigan now.

10:31pm - Backlog in 13 is going back in, at 22:31 hours.

10:32pm - 1) 25th District units are being advised that 14 is starting to sweep Humboldt Park, so the crowds will be starting to head west into 25. 2) Battery in progress. Washtenaw and LeMoyne. People fighting.

10:35pm - Traffic accident. North and St. Louis. One car's undrivable, the other party didn't have insurance. Call is an hour old.

10:37pm - The event number from the taser deployment thing on Thomas is 21948. The RD number is HV338452.

10:38pm - 1) Beat 1320 is saying that there's been some shell casings found at Thomas/California, on the southeast corner. 2) Getting a report of a very, very large gang brawl occurring at Sawyer and North Ave. They're reporting 300 of them fighting.

10:46pm - Parker. 35XX W Pierce.

10:54pm - The event number for 1363B's incident is 22434. His RD number is HV338473. Also, the RD number for the shooting on Thomas is HV338424 with the event number of 21511.

10:56pm - Beat car 1431Robert has a battery victim at Homan and Evergreen.

11:01pm - 1431R's victim is refusing medical attention or reports.


11:02pm - Gang disturbance/assault in progress. Evergreen and Homan. Group throwing up gang signs, blocking traffic, throwing stuff at cars, waving flags.

11:03pm - Gang disturbance. 27XX W Evergreen. 15 males in front, flashing gang signs.

11:05pm - Beat 6758Eddie is saying that the group at Evergreen/Homan is dispersing now. They're pretty peaceful.

11:09pm - The saturation teams on North from Central Park to Western are released per 1460. He thanks them for a wonderful job tonight.

11:10pm - Commercial alarm. 13XX N Campbell.

11:12pm - 1460 is saying that the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th District teams are also released, as well as Central Gun Team.

11:13pm - Humboldt Park Command Post wants to know if there's a unit assigned to secure the post. A supervisor is saying that 1495R is assigned to do it.

11:14pm - Beat 1480 is opening up all traffic on Division, and is releasing his team, the 1481 team.

11:19pm - 1) Disturbance. 2600 block of W Augusta. Loud people up and down the block. 2) Loud music disturbance. 2400 block of W Haddon.

11:26pm - The victim from the Thomas shooting was shot once in the upper right buttock. He's going into surgery now. He's in good condition. The shooter was a male Hispanic, 5'10, goatee, mushtace, maroon baseball cap, white t-shirt and maroon extra-length shorts. Victim doesn't know his name, but the shooter is a member of the Isane Dragons gang from over there.

12:00am - Alrighty, this concludes my coverage of the Puerto Rican Fest. Thank you for reading and tuning in. I hope that all of you were informed by what was going on. I'll be back tomorrow with Zone 12. Have a good night, everyone!