Traffic Stop @ North Ave./Central Park, Yelling And Screaming Near Currency On Milwaukee Ave.

Good morning, everyone, it's 8:27am. .

8:35am - Beat car 1422 has a traffic stop at North and Central Park.

10:27am - 1) Disturbance. 1538 N Milwaukee Ave. Something’s going on in the alley, lots of yelling and screaming. 2) There’s some kind of motorcycle parade scheduled to begin at 11am over at Starr Park.

11:23am - Burglar alarm. XX N Paulina.

11:24am - Burglar alarm. 2450 W Rice. At Chopin school.

11:26am - Battery in progress. Racine and 18th. Two males fighting on the street.

11:30am - Beat car 1234 is giving a total disregard on the 11:26am job. She talked to a couple people who said there was never a fight.

11:48am - Burglar alarm. 8XX N Elizabeth.

12:11pm - Parker. On 1211’s Beat.

12:13pm - Burglar alarm. 27XX W Fulton.

12:31pm - Parker. XX N Throop. Permits.

12:41pm - Criminal damage in progress. 17XX W Crystal. Group of males are spray-painting the sidewalk.

12:54pm - Vice complaint. 32XX W Crystal.

12:59pm - 1) Battery in progress. Monroe and Throop. Kids fighting in the park. 2) Burglar alarm. 25XX W Warren.

1:03pm - A slow down is being given at Monroe/Throop. No kids are fighting.

1:07pm - Disturbance. Wicker Park. By the baseball diamonds, two males are arguing.

1:08pm - 1) Burglar alarm. 730 N Albany. 2) Disturbance. 2011 W Division. Intoxicated male laying on the sidewalk.

1:12pm - Assault in progress. Racine and Taylor. Just north of Taylor on Racine, there’s a male with a log trying to hit another male.

1:13pm - The 1:12pm job is now a “battery in progress”. They’re fighting.

1:17pm - Disturbance. 30XX W Washington. Neighbors are tampering with the caller’s electricity.

2:10pm - Criminal trespass in progress. 1165 N Milwaukee Ave.

2:39pm - Burglar alarm. 140 S Ashland.

2:52pm - Theft in progress. 1459 N Milwaukee Ave. Male stealing books from this location.

6:05pm - Parker. 1400 and 1500 blocks of W Cortez.

6:06pm - Disturbance. Madison and Albany. Female making a scene, and threats, on the street, to someone.

6:20pm - Battery in progress. Hoyne and Harrison. Group of male teens fighting.

6:39pm - CTA bus alarm. 21XX W Taylor. CTA bus #4344’s silent alarm is going off, headed west on Taylor towards Oakley.

6:50pm - Person w/ a gun. 23XX W Maypole. Group of 15 males about to fight, some look like they have guns.

6:51pm - Loud music disturbance. 14XX N Rockwell.

6:53pm - A slow down is being given on the 6:50pm job per Beat 1240.

6:56pm - Battery in progress. 23XX W Maypole. Bunch of guys fighting.

7:05pm - Theft. Ohio and Lorel. Male stole keys from the caller.

7:21pm - Parker. 2000 block of W Pierce.

Problem With A Mural On Irving Park, Man With Prison Suit On Lawrence

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 12:04pm. I'm very sorry for being gone for so long. I know I've been gone for almost a month now and I do apologize. I have been so busy with going to work part-time and attending school, but I am now off from school for a few weeks, and my job will be ending in a little less than two weeks :), so now I have a little more time to myself. Today, I'll be monitoring Zone 1 for the most part, but may do some other Zones this evening as well too. Here's crime for this afternoon and evening.

12:06pm - Disturbance. 4143 W Irving Park. Male creating a mural and people are giving him a hard time about it.

12:09pm - Suspicious person. 3714 W Lawrence. Man wearing a prison suit is in front.

12:12pm - EMS run. 45XX N St. Louis. Woman has alcohol poisoning.

12:17pm - Traffic accident. 80XX W Addison.

12:36pm - EMS run. 4352 W Lawrence.

12:59pm - Reckless driver. Peterson and Cicero. Black tow truck with a possible plate of 1115 is driving on the side of the road.

1:02pm - Traffic accident. Drake and Montrose. Two cars, with injuries.

1:07pm - Traffic accident. Devon and Northwest Hwy. Two cars, no injuries. The parties are refusing to go into 16, though.

1:25pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 54XX W Warwick. 2) Parker. 47XX N Keystone.

1:28pm - Hold-up alarm. 3940 N Harlem. At the TCF Bank. Teller #5 motion.

1:29pm - 1) Parker. On 1713’s Beat. 2) A slow down is being given on the 1:28pm job per Beat 1662Charlie. They’re checking it out now.

1:35pm - Assault in progress. 38XX N Drake. Three males having a heated argument on the street.

4:06pm - Disturbance. 5100 block of W Waveland. Street’s illegally blocked off for a block party.

4:39pm - Burglar alarm. 4400 N Hamlin.

5:26pm - 1) Suspicious person. 63XX N Mobile. Three to five males with masks are on standing by a gray SUV. 2) Parker. 49XX N Elston.

5:28pm - Person down. Cicero and Montrose. Man down on the sidewalk on the west side of the street by the bus stop.

5:35pm - Beat 1772 is relocating the 5:28pm guy to Lake and Central.

5:36pm - A slow down is being given on the SUV 5:26pm job.

5:43pm - Suspicious vehicle. 58XX N Kilbourn. Yellow van with a male in it is sitting in the alley.

5:50pm - 1) Loud music disturbance. 4900 block of N Monitor. 2) Loud music disturbance. 4900 W Waveland. Loud music in the area.

5:58pm - Suspicious person. 50XX N Long. Guy who is 6 feet tall with a gray sweater was walking around some cars, trying to get in them, and he got in one and stole some tools out of it.

6:02pm - Reckless driver. 5353 N Elston. Drunk male in a blue Jetta is driving southeast on Elston from this location.

6:11pm - 1) Suspicious package. Cumberland Blue Line station. Unattended light blue backpack on the curb next to the black sun visor and empty cigarette pack at the bus stop. 2) Battery/robbery. Hiawatha Park. Male White, skinny, gray hat and red sweater hit a boy in the face and took his bike.

6:54pm - Criminal damage in progress. 39XX N Cicero. Two male White Asians are tagging a garage, they both have on skull caps.

6:56pm - Suspicious vehicle. 52XX N Reserve. Red Nissan in front with a ripped off license plate.

7:00pm - Disturbance. 40XX W School. 20 people in the courtyard having a party.

7:07pm - Fireworks. 60XX W Matson. M80s being set off on the back porch.

7:10pm - Gang disturbance. 82XX W Addison. Kids flashing signs on the corner flashing signs.

7:15pm - Shots Fired. 36XX N Austin. Three shots fired into the caller’s house.

7:28pm - Disturbance. 54XX S Troy.

7:31pm - A 4300 unit is taking one in from 5255 W Fullerton.

8:45pm - Fireworks. Grace and Linder.

8:46pm - Loud music disturbance. 41XX N Major. Caller asked the person to turn down their music but they said they were a police officer so they don’t have to.

8:54pm - 1) Parker. 54XX N Nottingham. 2) Fireworks. Olympia Park.

8:56pm - Shots Fired. 4700 block of N Springfield. Five shots heard.

9:10pm - I’m going to go for the night. I’ll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

People Fighting @ George/Linder, Person Being Threatened @ Austin/Lake

Good morning, everyone, it's 12:18am. .

12:19am - Battery in progress. George and Linder. People fighting on the street.

12:20am - Assault in progress. Austin and Lake. Someone is trying to fight the caller.

12:21am - Beat car 1513Robert needs the wagon at 57XX W Adams. It is no emergency, but there's a large crowd coming out of the location. Beat 1572Robert is on the way.

12:22am - Commercial alarm. 5032 W Division.

12:35am - Traffic accident. 17XX N Meade.

12:46am - Beat 1561David is going into 15 with one from 5215 W Chicago. They're also pulling an RD number for UCR code "1811". It's HW348437 with the event number of 01262.

12:47am - I'm going to go for the night. I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone!

3:34pm - I'm back. Sorry I'm late. Good afternoon, everyone.

3:37pm - Disturbance. Lawrence and Drake. Female harassing the street vendor.

Independence Day Coverage, 2013

Good evening, everyone, and Happy 4th of July! It's 7:03pm. Tonight, I will be monitoring most of the Zones for a few minutes at a time so you guys can get a feel throughout the city of what is happening with the 4th of July celebrations. I'll be starting with Zone 12 this evening, working my way south into Zone 6, then back north, ending at Zone 1. I hope everyone will be satisfied with this coverage, and I hope each and every single one of you remains safe this evening as you celebrate the holiday with your friends and loved ones. Remember not to drink while driving, play with fireworks if you do not have experience, and etc. But most of all, I hope everyone really enjoys their holiday. With that, here's crime this evening.

7:04pm - Battery in progress. Fullerton and Tripp. Group of Spanish Cobra gang members VS another gang.

7:13pm - Disturbance. Clinton and Kinize. Problem with the passenger in the cab.

7:15pm - Battery in progress. 13th and Albany. 30 people fighting on the street.

7:23pm - Battery in progress. Navy Pier. Group of 40 rowdy teens fighting near the bus terminal.

7:24pm - Some more units are needed near Navy Pier. They've got a large rowdy group that is disrupting the fireworks show going on there tonight.

7:26pm - A slow down is being given at Navy Pier. There are quite a few units on scene.

7:45pm - Fireworks. 1800 block of S Harding.

7:48pm - Theft in progress. 32XX W Maypole. Three males stealing things and putting them in a green Ford.

7:50pm - Burglar alarm. 59XX S Kenneth.

7:51pm - Loud music disturbance. 64XX S Francisco.

7:53pm - Battery in progress. Ashland and 63rd. Two guys fighting near the liquor store.

7:58pm - 1) Parkers. On 893's PDT. 2) Gang disturbance. Artesian and 61st. Group of ten on the corner.

7:59pm - 1) Fire. 58XX S Princeton. Kids just started a fire. 2) Beat 720 has a street stop at 71st and Princeton.

8:02pm - Gang disturbance. Wolcott and 48th. Group of gangbangers on the corner about to fight.

8:12pm - Disturbance. 2200 block of W Maypole. Group of rowdy people on the street.

8:21pm - Sex offense. Fullerton/Lincoln/Halsted. At the park. Male masturbating.

8:22pm - Assault in progress. 645 W McClurg. Group of male Blacks in the McDonalds trying to start fights.

8:23pm - Person w/ a gun. 945 W Fullerton. At the CTA station. Two males going into the station with guns. They're wearing durags, bandannas and dark clothing, harassing people as they go into the station.

8:24pm - Beat 1870Adam is advising that a group of New Breed Gangster Disciples with red/white/blue bandannas are walking back and forth in the Navy Pier area with fireworks in their backpacks. They're trying to throw these fireworks into crowds there for tonight's event. These New Breed GDs, according to 1870A, frequent Michigan Avenue also.

8:27pm - Fireworks. North Avenue Beach. People on the south end of the beach throwing firecrackers.

8:28pm - Fireworks. 880 N Lake Shore Dr. People throwing fireworks into northbound traffic on the Drive.

8:33pm - Parker. On 1915's Beat.

8:44pm - 1) Fireworks. 5415 N Sheridan Rd. 2) Fireworks. 50XX N Hermitage.

8:47pm - Fireworks. Sherdian and Lunt.

8:52pm - 1) Fireworks. 62XX N Nagle. 2) Fireworks. 60XX W Matson. 3) Commercial alarm. 4300 W Lawrence.

8:53pm - 1) Fireworks. 57XX N Ottawa. 2) Fireworks. 6000 block of W Lawrence.

8:55pm - Fireworks. Lunt and Odell.

8:59pm - 1) Fireworks. 4700 W Waveland. 2) Disturbance. 7342 W Foster. At the Jewel-Osco. Homeless male harassing people in the parking lot.

9:00pm - 1) Beat 1699 wants a unit to go over to Hiawatha Park, specifically onto the 3500 block of N Orange. The Alderman's Office in that area has people complaining about the fireworks. Dispatch says a Tac unit is already there. 2) A unit has a street stop at 7429 N Sheridan.

9:06pm - Fireworks. Wolcott and Thomas.

9:11pm - Fireworks. 1200 block of N Wolcott.

9:12pm - Fireworks. Damen and Division.

9:31pm - Fireworks. 1700 block of N Menard.

9:35pm - Battery in progress. 11XX S Mayfield. Large girl fight on the street. There were a few people shot in that area last night.

9:40pm - 1) Fireworks. 48XX W Altgeld. 2) Fireworks. 50XX W Van Buren.

9:44pm - 1) Person down. 49XX W Medill. Man passed out in the alley. 2) Loud music disturbance. 50XX W Altgeld. 3) Parker. 49XX W Montana.

9:47pm - Parker. 18XX N Merrimac.

9:57pm - Person down. 13XX N Karlov. Man down in front of the church.

10:04pm - Battery in progress. 48XX N Kentucky. People fighting.

10:07pm - Fireworks. 4600 block of N Melvina. Near the park.

10:11pm - Battery in progress. School and Keeler. Group of gangbangers fighting, one’s mentioning of getting a gun.

10:13pm - Battery in progress. Kedvale and Grace. 100 people fighting near the new Disney school, they’re throwing chairs and what not.

10:16pm - Gambling. 46XX N Kildare.

10:17pm - Burglar alarm. 51XX W School.

10:18pm - Gang disturbance. Roscoe and Kenton. Group representing on the corner.

10:19pm - 1) Fireworks. 48XX W Gunnison. 2) Fireworks. 34XX W Cullom. 3) Fireworks. 42XX N Francisco. 4) Fireworks. 4400 block of N Merrimac. 5) Fireworks. Ozark and Thorndale. 6) Fireworks. 46XX N Leamington. 7) Fireworks. Sunnyside and Austin.

10:22pm - Loud music disturbance. 35XX N Nottingham. Multiple calls.

10:23pm - Disturbance. 64XX W Caldwell. Teens drinking in the rear.

10:29pm - Shots Fired. Odell and Clarence. Male White on the corner is firing a handgun.

10:34pm - Fire. 2400 block of S Drake. Garbage can.

10:35pm - Panic alarm. 60XX S Kilpatrick.

10:37pm - Burglar alarm. 69XX S Lowe.

10:38pm - 1) Fire. 66XX S Knox. Truck. 2) Burglar alarm. 57XX W 63rd Pl.

10:41pm - Disturbance. 4000 block of S Maplewood. Teens in the alley between Maplewood and Campbell, blocking it off with garbage cans and other things while blowing off fireworks.

10:54pm - Gang disturbance. 18th and Carpenter. Ten to 15 of them on the corner shouting.

10:55pm - Fireworks. 2100 block of W Maypole.

10:59pm - Beat car 1812 is doing a CTA check at the North/Clybourn Red Line station.

11:03pm - Disturbance. 17XX W Roscoe.

11:05pm - Fireworks. Rockwell and Montrose.

11:07pm - Traffic accident. Lunt and Ridge. Two cars, hit-and-run.

11:08pm - Fireworks. Winthrop and Ainslie.

11:09pm - Beat car 2411 has a traffic stop at 3053 W Devon.

11:12pm - Fireworks. 3300 block of N Lamon.

11:15pm - 1) Fireworks. 49XX W Roscoe. Street is blocked. 2) Fireworks. 50XX W Newport. 3) Disturbance. 56XX N Mason.

11:16pm - Loud music disturbance. 47XX N Whipple.

11:19pm - Battery in progress. Cullom and Lawndale. Group of males fighting.

Pre-Independence Day Coverage, 2013

Good afternoon, everyone, it's 6:30pm. .

6:35pm - Criminal damage. 37XX N Monticello. Pit bull damaged the caller's car door. Owner of the dog came out, grabbed the dog and went back in with him.

6:36pm - 1) Burglar alarm. 59XX W Cornelia. 2) Fireworks. 4300 N Ridgeway.

6:41pm - Vice complaint. On 2424's Beat.

6:42pm - 1) Panic alarm. 6341 N Clark St. 2) Loud music disturbance. On 2023's Beat.

7:01pm - Assault in progress. Erie and McClurg. Something about two cars chasing each other in a road rage incident. Someone's threatening someone, a fork was thrown, etc.

7:03pm - 18th District Tac is assigned to Navy Pier tonight for the fireworks show and that detail is on Citywide 6.

7:04pm - Beat 1883Robert has a street stop at 853 N State. Event number is 14034.

7:14pm - Disturbance. 20XX W Pierce.

7:17pm - Person w/ a gun. Ada and Lake. Male Black near a white Honda SUV has a gun.

7:21pm - Disturbance. 53XX S May. Six disorderly males need to be removed in front.

7:22pm - Assault in progress. 4514 W Diversey. At the Burger King.

7:27pm - Narcotics. Madison and Keeler. Two males selling drugs.

7:28pm - Beat car 1831 is doing a CTA check at the Merchandise Mart station. Event number is 14503.

7:29pm - 1) Fireworks. Federal and 13th. 2) Beat 1820 wants Dispatch to code ALL fireworks calls in 18, no matter if callers want to speak or not.

7:33pm - Disturbance. 76XX N Rogers. Male Black wearing a brown coat and blue shoes is refusing to leave the property.

7:34pm - 1) Reckless driver. Lake and Western. Car headed towards Artesian on Lake is traveling at a high rate of speed. 2) Beat 2565Adam has a street stop at 15XX N LeClaire. 3) Fireworks. 2600 block of S Rockwell. Teens throwing fireworks at cars.

7:38pm - 1) Shots Fired. Priarire and 47th. Five gunshots heard in the area. 2) Beat 6737 and his team are on post at the 63rd and Halsted Red Line station for a couple of hours. Event number is 14730.

7:40pm - Beat 6710 and his team are on post at the Indiana CTA station (Indiana and 40th). Event number is 14757.

7:42pm - Beat 6379 needs EMS at Fairbanks and Ohio for a female White, 23 years old, who fell unconscious in the street.

7:53pm - Beat car 914 has a traffic stop at 35th and Leavitt.

7:58pm - Fireworks. Normal and 46th. Kids throwing fireworks.

7:59pm - EMS run. 52nd and Ashland. Ambulance needed for the younger brother who passed out.

8:03pm - Burglar alarm. On 811's Beat.

8:07pm - 1) Suspicious person. 4700 S Keating. Two males walking around with bags. 2) Fire. Campbell and 72nd. Rubbish.

8:08pm - Vice complaint. 59XX S Kildare.

8:11pm - A unit is dispersing nine for narcotics loitering at 38XX W Ferdinand. Event number is 15359.

8:15pm - Disturbance. Chicago and Avers. Caller's arguing with another guy on the street.

8:20pm - Disturbance. Keeler and Division. Caller's being harassed.

8:28pm - Suspicious vehicle. 13XX N Hamlin.

8:30pm - Municipal ordinance violation. 53XX S Hamilton. Female selling fireworks in front.

9:13pm - Information for the CPD. 5310 W Diversey. Illegal strip club at this location.

9:44pm - Fireworks. 6200 W Berenice.

10:05pm - 1) Disturbance. Noble and Milwaukee. Male in a white t-shirt and baggy shorts is in the middle of the street, yelling at traffic. 2) Fireworks. 22XX W Maypole. Kids lighting off fireworks, throwing them at each other, etc.

10:27pm - CFD run. 13XX W Hubbard. Fireworks fell on top of a roof and it caught fire.

10:31pm - Loud music disturbance. 2XX N Menard.

10:40pm - Disturbance. 16XX S St. Louis. Guys in the vacant lot being loud and throwing fireworks.

10:42pm - Fireworks. 12XX S Harding. Five kids throwing fireworks at the houses.

10:44pm - Person w/ a gun. Madison and Pulaski. Male is threatening to shoot the caller.

11:02pm - Burglar alarm. 7XX N Troy.

11:09pm - Fireworks. 3100 W Washington.

11:23pm - Fireworks. 6XX W Wellington.

11:29pm - Shots Fired. 47XX N Malden. A few gunshots, definitely not fireworks per the caller, were just heard.

11:50pm - I’m going to go for the night. I’ll be back in the morning. Have a good night, and a good start  to your 4th, everyone!