Those Amish again!!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/...-20180508-story.html

Teen accused of throwing liquid at Chicago police officer during weekend fighting on and near Mag Mile

Elvia Malagon
Chicago Tribune

The summerlike temperatures over the weekend brought out a “flash mob” of teenagers who were seen running along the Magnificent Mile, jumping on cars and leading to the arrest of one teen accused of throwing a liquid on an officer, according to police and an alderman.

“Teenagers do have a tendency to get unruly and get uncontrolled; that happens every summer on the beaches ... it happens in the school yards across the city,” said Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd. “But what did make this unique was the large numbers. This does appear to be intentionally planned with some forethought.”

The teens appear to have organized themselves on social media, Hopkins said. But unlike some other groups, Hopkins said the group did not target high-end retail shops. Officials are still trying to figure out the motive for the incident.

Hopkins, who once lived near Chicago and Michigan avenues, received calls from former neighbors and friends who reported that a large group of people ranging in age from 15 to 20 years old Saturday evening was scaring tourists and residents. Some teens were running up and down the sidewalks and some people reported seeing teens fighting and pushing people, Hopkins said.

There were “no serious injuries and no weapons recovered, but this was a group that was intent on creating chaos and mayhem,” he said.

At least one of the teens who was part of the crowd was arrested, Hopkins said. Just after 9 p.m. Saturday, a 16-year-old boy was involved in a dispute with a doorman at a building in the 100 block of East Chicago Avenue — a block off of Michigan Avenue, according to a news release from the Chicago Police Department. As officers approached the teen to break up the dispute, the teen threw a “liquid substance” at the officer’s face, police said.

Officials did not specify what type of liquid was thrown. The officer was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation and was released the same night, a police spokesman said. The teen was arrested just west of the scene of the incident, just east of the CTA Red Line Chicago Avenue station, according to police.

The teen faces a felony count of aggravated battery to an officer, but police are not releasing his name because he is charged as a juvenile. Authorities say he lives in Englewood.

In addition, one person reported having a phone stolen by someone in the group; Hopkins urged other victims to contact authorities.

Witnesses told WGN-TV that a group of teens, with estimates ranging from 50 to 100 people, left Water Tower Place along North Michigan Avenue between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday and started fighting with people near Michigan Avenue.

Marissa Ellenby, spokeswoman for Water Tower Place, said in an email that Saturday’s incident took place along Michigan Avenue and did not affect any businesses.

Chicago police aren’t planning deployments specifically because of Saturday’s incident, but they will be rolling out the summer mobile unit and the bike unit within the next few weeks, said Anthony Guglielmi, spokesman for the department.

“We are always looking at deployments,” he said.

The downtown area has a concentration of private security officers, and Chicago police have cameras posted that the department monitors, which is how police were alerted to Saturday’s crowd, Guglielmi said. Still, he said officers won’t arrest people just because they are in a large crowd unless things turn violent.

“If they act inappropriate, we respond,” Guglielmi said.

City and police officials were reviewing Saturday’s incident and response, Hopkins said. In a newsletter to residents, Hopkins said patrol officers had no prior warning of the flash mob, which slowed efforts to gain control of the crowd.

“In the May 5th event, the warning systems failed and the execution of response plans was delayed and not as effective as it needs to be,” Hopkins stated in the newsletter.

It was the latest incident that saw a large police presence along the Magnificent Mile. In March, a dispute between two groups inside Water Tower Place ended when someone fired a shot, Chicago police said at the time. No one was injured. Groups of teens harassing people downtown, particularly near and along North Michigan Avenue and nearby downtown beaches, and sometimes robbing them, has been a recurring problem for the better part of a decade, especially in warmer months.

The Magnificent Mile Association declined to comment.

Hopkins said there are already existing laws to deal with incidents like Saturday’s, but he said juveniles who are arrested sometimes are released too soon.

“And that may be something we want to revisit in extreme cases like this,” he said.

emalagon@chicagotribune.com

Twitter @ElviaMalagon

They'll continue with this behavior, and escalate it, until they suffer some kind of meaningful consequences.

^^^^
Hopefully, via something belt-fed.

"Teenagers"

Yes.

Is this really a surprise to anyone there? Pieces of garbage trolling the streets made by bigger pieces of garbage that have no control or don't care about their little turds. Paradise I am sure.

Just spent a bit of time trying to find out something about the "teenagers." Odd that, with all the surveillance cameras they claim are in place, and all the cell phones, not one video of the actual incident seems to be available.

Things that make you go "Hmmm..."

(Crosses Chicago off his list of places he'll someday revisit...)

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Just spent a bit of time trying to find out something about the "teenagers." Odd that, with all the surveillance cameras they claim are in place, and all the cell phones, not one video of the actual incident seems to be available.

Things that make you go "Hmmm..."

(Crosses Chicago off his list of places he'll someday revisit...)

Which should tell you that the problem will not be resolved.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Just spent a bit of time trying to find out something about the "teenagers." Odd that, with all the surveillance cameras they claim are in place, and all the cell phones, not one video of the actual incident seems to be available.

Things that make you go "Hmmm..."

(Crosses Chicago off his list of places he'll someday revisit...)

Oh, there's video. You've just got to visit WorldStar to watch them, I'm guessing.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

Crosses Chicago off his list of places he'll someday revisit...

Yup and, I have family that lives there. We'll meet in Lake Geneva, WI. !

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Originally posted by darthfuster:

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Just spent a bit of time trying to find out something about the "teenagers." Odd that, with all the surveillance cameras they claim are in place, and all the cell phones, not one video of the actual incident seems to be available.

Things that make you go "Hmmm..."

(Crosses Chicago off his list of places he'll someday revisit...)

Which should tell you that the problem will not be resolved.

Ignore the man behind the curtain. . . . These aren't the droids you are looking for. . . .

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Originally posted by toms:

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

Crosses Chicago off his list of places he'll someday revisit...

Yup and, I have family that lives there. We'll meet in Lake Geneva, WI. !

We got your reciprocity up here too.

Whoever started the flashmob post needs to be arrested for inciting a riot.

There is often video, but it will never see the light of day since The Michigan Ave Association can't afford to have it shown. Many officers have been hurt, some seriously while dealing with these "youths". As an officer that works here, I can tell you firsthand you ARE being targeted. Odds are that regardless what they do, just short of murder, most victims never really pursue charges or if they do, the offender drags out the court process to the point that the victim is unable to keep up with the multiple court appearances. When you fail to show up, they demand trial and poof, the charges are dropped.

The good news is, there is a downward trend of this, due to the fact that the department often reallocates resources for this very problem. Social media is being monitored and this often gives us a clue as to when and how many might be showing up. It is safer than before, but as with anything in life, one has to be aware of their surroundings.

a "back in the Day" application of hickory shampoo will reduce this from reoccurring..

Lord of the Flies. Worthless savages, and even more worthless progenitors that spawned them and released them as feral garbage.

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There is often video, but it will never see the light of day since The Michigan Ave Association can't afford to have it shown. Many officers have been hurt, some seriously while dealing with these "youths". As an officer that works here, I can tell you firsthand you ARE being targeted.

Chicago's Magnificent Mile is where the money is... so that's the next target. They've already destroyed their own neighborhoods. It's time to destroy whitey's neighborhood.

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Chicago police aren’t planning deployments specifically because of Saturday’s incident, but they will be rolling out the summer mobile unit and the bike unit within the next few weeks

Yeah, no hurry.....the po-po will get around to it when they feel like it.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
Lord of the Flies. Worthless savages, and even more worthless progenitors that spawned them and released them as feral garbage.

Yes - LBJ's plan is working just as planned.

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“Teenagers do have a tendency to get unruly and get uncontrolled; that happens every summer on the beaches ... it happens in the school yards across the city,” said Ald. Brian Hopkins,

I was a teenager 50 years ago. If I had done something like this dad would have kicked my young ass. There would have been no doubt in my mind it was a bad idea and I should not go down that road again.