* Rogers Park = A Neighborhood Full of Hatfields & McCoys

Bloggers feuding with bloggers. Politicians feuding with residents. Neighborhood groups feuding with neighborhood groups. Boyfriends feuding with girlfriends. Husbands feuding with wife's. Gangs feuding with gangs. Neighbors feuding with neighbors. Neighbors feuding with themselves. Kids feuding with kids.

12 minutes on the scanner. Saturday evening - May 10, 2008.

7:05 PM: Battery in progress. 1600 to 1700 West on Pratt. Five males fighting.

7:09 PM: Battery in progress. Gale Park. 1500 to 1600 West on Jonquil. Unknown number at this time.

7:09 PM: 3 males selling drugs at Farwell and Clark.

9:14 PM: Anonymous 911 caller says kids and adults yelling at each other at Fargo and Damen. Police radio back saying they're doing a seat belt mission and no such thing is happening. Next thing you know those over-reactive Network 2424 folks are going to call 911 for a kid walking a dog.

Network 2424 Glenn said...> "There is a african american teen (14 years maybe) wearing a white jacket with a black geometric pattern all over, he always has a black dog (puppy lab I think) he walks east then west on Birchwood always passing Birchwood and Wolcott. He just be walking his dog?

9:14 PM: Anonymous 911 call says male and female are fighting at Morse and Clark.

9:22 PM: Anonymous 911 caller says woman screaming for help at Fargo and Damen. Police radio back saying they're right there and no such thing is happening. Police try to reach the caller back and it's a dead cell phone that only calls 911 - and the police believe the caller is playing a prank on the police. This is CAPS beat 2424 where they'll call the cops on you if you're black and sitting on the porch.

Who needs A&E's documentary when you've got the real thing going on in your own back yard. Nothing further.