Posted on 04/07/2026 5:34:58 AM PDT by Libloather
Hundreds of young people filled the streets and sidewalks in Chicago last week in what Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling "teen trends" that he warned can turn deadly.
Video, obtained by Fox News from ChitownCrimeChasers, showed the teens filling streets and sidewalks on March 30, clustering around parked vehicles and moving through intersections.
Other footage from that night captured different individuals dancing and socializing in the city's streets, while other moments showed people climbing on cars and brief altercations within the crowd.
In Hyde Park, residents say the March 30 takeover lasted for hours late into the night.
One resident, Jason Hale, said his car was among roughly 30 affected by crowds in Chicago that night.
"Yeah, it’s bad. The hood is messed up, terrible. A thousand worth of damage, dents everywhere, footprints everywhere," Hale told FOX 32 Chicago.
Video shows groups of teens standing and moving on top of parked vehicles as crowds formed around them.
Chicago police confirmed to the local outlet that three curfew violations were issued in connection with the gathering. A 16-year-old girl was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct.
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Sad. Property damaging uncivilized collectives. The individuals go on to destroy their own property?
“Youths” have been taking over streets in Richmond for years. Largely white anarchist types emboldened by BLM protests that tore down statues, they use bicycles to mass in intersections on command from social media. My daughter had to warn me which areas to avoid.
When a coffee shop owner complained in a letter to the mayor, the “youths” smashed his windows.
Black kids use dirt bikes or e-bikes for this.
Chicago = Chimpland
When it’s democrat controlled cities it’s always the same result it’s as nasty as it can get.
I think the term “criminal youths” is the proper designation,,,,not just “youths”.
What ever happened to arresting perps? Hold these people accountable for their actions.
Why is he complaining?
I thought he said jails are racist
Violence is a social construct
If you let criminals run amok, this what you get.
“What ever happened to arresting perps? Hold these people accountable for their actions.”
With all due respect my friend, your comment is unbelievably naive.
Allowing this behavior is by design.
After all, we’re talking about a city that local leaders believe a college student getting shot in the head by an illegal was HER fault for “being in the wrong place at the wrong time”.
People of chicango voted their way into this......let ‘em vote their way out of it.
But they won’t.....the ones that can will move to states like mine and eventually EFF it up.
This make me soooo happppyyyy! Seeing voters get what they voted for. More please.
Yeah, that's right. They're dancing and socializing.
Just Soap and Water will do they’ll run
If you tried it in Florida, better ask your parents to get an insurance policy for you. Do it in my neighborhood and we will drive over you...
“Water cannons. I really like water cannons.”
Dyed with the color international orange mixed with orange smoke and orange bear spray.
The mayor is sounding like ICE and the POTUS.
Is he now against the 1st amendment? Is he saying that destroying personal property has legal consequences?
they can’t - because we don’t have honest elections and because the people of chicago have been replaced / overrun / disenfranchised by foreign peoples who shouldn’t even be here.
What he's really saying is: "Don't make the black kids angry."
Let's see how "deadly" trends are going in Chicago - as in the murder rate:
2026:
Year to Date:
Shot & Killed: 97
Shot & Wounded: 308
Total Shot: 405
Total Homicides: 107
And this is before the summer killing season.
Teens..... Again another instance we can see their age but not what they look like.
Call it what it is. Feral blacks reverting to their African ways.
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