Five Cops Plowed Into

:::GASP!!::

Another one of those "teen takeovers" by the non-demonized yutes:

• A driver plowed into a crowd of people on the Near West Side early Sunday, injuring five Chicago Police officers and at least one bystander, according to witnesses and preliminary information gathered at the scene. At least 14 people were arrested during the incident, including the driver and two of his passengers, sources said. So far, CPD has not issued any statements about what happened.

  Police had been in the area of Washburne and Throop since Saturday night, managing a large teen block party. Justin Peters, head of Chitown Crime Chasers, estimated 500 people were involved.

  By around midnight, police supervisors began towing vehicles to clear streets and stop more people from arriving by car. But the crowd continued to grow and become increasingly unruly. CPD brought in teams from districts across the city to carry out the effort, but the sheer size of the crowd, which at times broke into fights and pepper spray battles, made it difficult for some officers to get close to the scene.

We were unaware that teens were allowed to apply for permits for block parties. They did have a permit, right? 

And the "block party" continued well past midnight. Last time we had a block party, the permit expressly said 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. It was understood that if that rule was violated, then next year we wouldn't be getting a permit.

Best wishes to all of the injured for speedy recoveries. You wouldn't want to miss the next three months of canceled days off and festive block parties.