- There was a massive police presence in West Town at Chicago Avenue and Oakley Boulevard Saturday night.
At least 20 squad cars responded to reports of a large group of teens getting ready to fight in the street.
The teens scattered as police arrived.
Officials said no one was hurt.
There's video at the link and it looks impressive. But here's a little secret.
This is it - that's the entire number of people that can be thrown into this type of situation. There is no reserve. If there's a second wilding somewhere else, no one is coming. The Department might be able to rustle up a few Summer Mobile people, maybe even a Saturation Team. If they start paying Tact Teams OT to be downtown on one of their days off, they could have a reserve force. But that has to be approved by people who are realizing the entire year's OT budget is going to be gone long before 04 July.
This is it - that's the entire number of people that can be thrown into this type of situation. There is no reserve. If there's a second wilding somewhere else, no one is coming. The Department might be able to rustle up a few Summer Mobile people, maybe even a Saturation Team. If they start paying Tact Teams OT to be downtown on one of their days off, they could have a reserve force. But that has to be approved by people who are realizing the entire year's OT budget is going to be gone long before 04 July.
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