Where was Chicago Police Supt. David Brown last Thursday and Friday night? It’s clear to me he was nowhere near the downtown area during Mexican Independence Day celebrations. Personally, I am offended by his comments focusing on “significant challenges from a criminal standpoint” regarding the downtown gridlock. That is one-dimensional thinking.
I live near Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue, and it was chaotic both nights. People in the caravans were yelling, honking horns, blasting music, dancing in the streets and setting off fireworks until after 2 a.m. I agree with Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) and Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) that “CPD was caught flat-footed and should have had more manpower and a better deployment plan.”
