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Wine at 1pm on St. Patrick’s day, that you’re not paying for, chugging, and heading back in for a second round is a cry for help. 1:38 p.m. — Someone just threw milk jugs at the police. Columbus and Monroe. 1:41 p.m. — Be advised, the people who threw milk jugs at the police also stole the license plates off a Chicago police car. Alright let’s get to it. Dispatch in bold, my comments in regular font. I miss Chicago every single day but it’s especially bad on St Patrick’s Day. Nothing like an entire city getting black out drunk at the same exact time. Here we go. 9:55 AM — Dispatcher: “[Sigh] Oh, they’re dropping already. That place used to be one of the nicest hotels in Chicago when I first moved here. Wicked expensive rooms, hoity-toity gala's always being had there. Then it just went to absolute shit and it seems like it just caters to groups of people throwing ragers there every weekend. Can only imagine the scene on St. Patrick's Day night. We read the annual Chicago St. Patrick's Day police blotter! SUPPORT: paypal.me/randomactsCHI randomactsnetwork.com@randomactsnetfeat. shannon leigh webber, Yesterday, the St. Patrick’s Day parade returned to the south side and north side. The streets were filled with families that missed the annual tradition. A big thanks to the Gold Star family members for kicking off the parade. A recap from yesterday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade festivities downtown. See you at the south side and north side parades today! #CPDMediaCar St. Patrick’s Day will be here before we know it, bringing with it parades, parties, green beer and more to communities throughout the state. To remind motorists of the dangers of impaired driving and to help keep our streets safe, the Berwyn Police Department is teaming up with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of 1:41 p.m. — Be advised, the people who threw milk jugs at the police also stole the license plates off a Chicago police car. Officers request the police helicopter to “monitor the crowd” and look for their prime suspect: a male wearing a green jacket and an “Irish hat.” 1:57 p.m. — Oh, gosh. Walgreens is calling again. The #ChicagoPolice Department is ready to help you celebrate St. Patrick's Day safely! Officers are stationed throughout the city for the Chicago tradition of dyeing the Chicago River and the 69th Basically the title. We used to get an article of some wonderful police scanner highlights from Chicago's favorite drinking holiday. It made me giggle every time. Lots of silly things, pretty light hearted. Is anyone still doing this? A Barstool Chicago tradition, the monday after St Patrick’s day Police Blotter. As always you can see the entire list HERE, these are just the ones I picked out. Let’s go. 11:03AM — Britney calls The Chicago Riverwalk will be closed from 11 p.m. on Friday, March 15, through the day on Saturday, March 16 until 6 a.m. on Sunday, March 17. The river dyeing can be viewed along the river from Upper Wacker Drive. Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at 12:15 p.m. at Balbo and Columbus Drive proceeding north to Monroe Street. Bringing a tradition unlike any other back this year, the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Police Blotter blog, made famous by Blogcat. These were some of the best blogs ever to appear on the site. CHICAGO – The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) today announced a coordinated plan to ensure a safe and responsible St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Chicago’s businesses. 8:15AM — In a sign of things to come, downtown’s St. Patrick’s Day police radio band crackles to life with an officer running a reveler’s name during a street stop. Officer: “Last name is Weed. Like, she’s smoking Weed” There is something special about waking up on St Patrick’s day Saturday in Chicago. 1:48PM — A 911 call taker reports that she has “a female on phone moaning and saying she’s in Chicago, and giving the numbers to an address. It sounds like she’s in pain. She did flush the toilet a couple of times.” I don’t know why but my mind immediately went to those clogged toilets you find on day’s like St Patrick’s Day. The Chicago Riverwalk will be closed from 11 p.m. on Friday, March 11, through the day on Saturday, March 12 until 6 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. The river dyeing can be viewed along the river from Upper Wacker Drive. Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at 12:15 p.m. at Balbo and Columbus Drive proceeding north to Monroe Street. 2 men shot in Loop as crowds gather for St. Patrick’s Day river-dyeing The men were in the first block of North Dearborn Street when someone opened fire about an hour before the river-dyeing West Chicago, IL – St. Patrick’s Day will be here before we know it, bringing with it parades, parties, green beer and more to communities throughout the state. To remind motorists of the dangers of impaired driving and to help keep our streets safe, the West Chicago Police Department is teaming up with the Illinois State Similar to previous years, the Chicago Police Department will have an increased police presence at all St. Patrick’s Day events across the city, including at the Chicago River Dyeing, the downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the Northwest Side Irish Parade and the South Side Irish Parade.
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