Baked goods obstruct traffic at intersection in Chicago, Chicago IL


A large quantity of baked goods was found scattered in the street at the intersection of Pershing and Ashland in Chicago. The items, possibly fallen from a truck, were partially blocking a turn lane, leading officers to consider moving them and notifying city services.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
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Transcript:
Just for information here on Pershing and Ashland, looks like there was a bunch of baked goods, oddly, abandoned in the street, probably from a truck. 10-4[1]. Pershing in Ashland, there's a bunch of baked goods in the street, probably fell off a truck. Maybe a hundred, 200 packets of a raspberry cake. 104. This is expired? Only if you look at it. Dimensions are. It's perishable. Just the headstop, it is blocking the turn lane. So I guess we'll see what we can do about scooting it over, but you might want to make a note to streets and stands, I guess. 10-4, I'll let them know.
Just for information here on Pershing and Ashland, looks like there was a bunch of baked goods, oddly, abandoned in the street, probably from a truck. 10-4[1]. Pershing in Ashland, there's a bunch of baked goods in the street, probably fell off a truck. Maybe a hundred, 200 packets of a raspberry cake. 104. This is expired? Only if you look at it. Dimensions are. It's perishable. Just the headstop, it is blocking the turn lane. So I guess we'll see what we can do about scooting it over, but you might want to make a note to streets and stands, I guess. 10-4, I'll let them know.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
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Location mentioned:
W Pershing Rd & Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
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