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Flash Mob

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Chicago Ridge Mall Under 'Flash Mob Alert'

Group reported to have planned mob action at Chicago Ridge Mall fails to show up on Saturday. Area police maintain high, visible presence at mall and are expected to return on Sunday.

An organized “flash mob” rumored to take place at the Chicago Ridge Mall turned out to be a big bust as police kept up a visible, high presence throughout the mall on Saturday. Chicago Ridge Police alerted stores in the mall on Friday stating they had received “credible intelligence” that the same group responsible for organizing last week’s mob action at Ford City was planning to gather at Chicago Ridge Mall the next day. Connect to Patch: Oak Lawn / Beverly-Mt. Greenwood / Evergreen Park A similar alert was also sent to businesses along Michigan Avenue’s “Magnificent Mile,” WGN TV news reported. Precautions were taken at Chicago Ridge after several hundred youths and adults entered Ford City Mall in the late afternoon of Feb. 23 with the…

In this Article:

Large Mob at Ford City Mall Results in Injuries and Arrests (in Beverly-MtGreenwood Patch), Ford City Mall Melee Videos Hit YouTube, and POLICE BLOTTER: Chuck E. Cheese's Flash Mob, Public Indecency (in Oak Lawn Patch)

Maintenance Man

2:57 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013

Social media, what a great tool it is. Thanks for the overtime on Saturday.   more ›

Monday, February 25, 2013

Ford City Mall Melee Videos Hit YouTube

A large group of dozens of teens descended on Ford City Mall and the surrounding neighborhood Saturday evening. Videos contain strong language.

A large group of dozens of teens stormed through Ford City Mall and surrounding parking lots Saturday night resulting in more than a dozen arrests.  Video posted to YouTube shortly after the incident show rowdy teens outside of the mall tying up traffic and in one instance throwing a chair at a passing car. The crowd descended on the mall less than an hour after an appearance by the boy band Mindless Behavior. Mall officials posted to their Facebook page that the event was not related to the later violence: Thank you to all the Mindless Behavior fans who attended today's meet & greet. Totally unrelated to today's event, a group of unruly teens entered the mall and caused a disturbance. On the recommendation of the Chicago Police Department…

In this Article:

Large Mob at Ford City Mall Results in Injuries and Arrests (in Beverly-MtGreenwood Patch) and POLICE BLOTTER: Chuck E. Cheese's Flash Mob, Public Indecency (in Oak Lawn Patch)

Anna F

12:21 am on Thursday, March 7, 2013

But these are kids...they didn't screw themselves up day one, their parents did...society did. But they have cell phones and access to computers (or they could just have a smart phone since you can access social media through them)....so they must be okay. Just because one has an iPhone, Coach purse or diamond ring doesn't mean they're financially okay or mentally stable or have the support they …   more ›

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