Ten men display handguns after denial at large party, Edwardsville IL


At the American Legion near IL-157, about 10 men became angry after being denied entry to a large party of 300 and displayed handguns. The caller was a party guest and could not provide descriptions of the men. Officers responded to the scene but initially found no visible weapons or fights.
Audio|Source: Edwardsville, SIUE, Glen Carbon, Madison County, ISPERN Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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45 and 103, can you start responding to the American Legion, near IL-157? Her report of a disturbance,
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caller was very vague with details. She's advising that subjects are getting angry about being denied admission to the party there and has observed 10 males. Can now provide me any description of males that were displaying handguns.
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And to...
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300 people present and 10 of both have displayed handguns. She could not describe it any of the suspect so.
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One is right there, be around 203.
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45, click.
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May 7, all of us will be around.
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10, 4.
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802, Frank.
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10 and 4.
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1-0 2,000.
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10 and 4. 10 and 4.
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Eighty-two. 82, go ahead.
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7-6-108, kind of muted.
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24-108.
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We had a call for exit patrol there just a little bit ago.
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You try calling that person back, I'm assuming they work at the Legion,
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and see if they're aware of anything like this.
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10-4[1]. The caller advised she was a fellow party goer there. She did not have any additional information, but I'll call the patrol request from earlier.
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4-17.
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4-23.
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Good.
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10-4[1].
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Apparently that dark minivan that's been driving around. Go on 72.
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72, go ahead.
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Mark, if you want to head that way,
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the cashier is advising that there's children inside of us.
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Can you show me out at 44 Foreman Drive for a vehicle check? There's a van with an open door.
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Cabby, 44 Foreman Drive van with an open door.
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54 to other Glen units.
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Edwardsville is headed to a disturbance with reported multiple arms subjects.
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Just for your information,
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it's on 157, I believe 58, 157 at their American Legion.
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10-03-0-10.
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Oh, I'm getting by now.
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104 being flag down.
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64, I'm clear. I'm already floating that way.
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Do you want me to actually head out there?
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7-16. Negative, we can just kind of get to the area just in case any assistance.
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I'm not going to follow the call, man.
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Can you have to call it come to me? That's clear.
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10-4[1].
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72 copies.
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Additionally, I'm not finding what happened to the prior suspicious or correction patrol request there. I'm not finding the phone number for the former caller from earlier.
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On a 3, just for information, I've got a ton of people here.
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104.
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154.
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954.
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9.4.9.4.
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104. 104.
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The caller is sending me straight to voice now. I've tried calling twice now.
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Did she happen to mention where she was out while you were on the phone with her?
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Negative. Like I said, she was very vague on wanting to give me information.
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Do you want to contact that resiliency if they need any more assistance?
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Officer on scene just so they have numerous people on scene.
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Sounds chaotic.
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Careful.
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10-4[1] when we put more units to arrive and then I'll start to look around and see if I see anything.
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Right now it doesn't okay there's any exigence,
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emergency, no one's fighting, there's no body that I see displaying centrally to use at the moment.
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10-4[1], it looks like she's plotting on rapid SOS to the west of the parking lot.
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10-4[1].
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Hold on item 23.
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I'm making contact with her now.
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10-4[1]. Break 82, do you need Glenn Carman to assist as well as the Legion, the request, asking?
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Make it happen this way, just in case this gets a little worse.
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164, I copy them direct, I'm going to go stage on Essex Drive.
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10-4[1].
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76, do you want to go with 64?
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Affirmative, I'm in and you're out.
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We have the Legion.
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10-4[1].
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10-4[1]. 1-3 information.
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Go ahead.
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I think this might have been the caller from earlier.
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I believe we're still looking for the initial caller for complaint about people to display handguns.
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10-34, I can keep trying to call her, like I said, I have twice, and then she sends me to voice my after one ring.
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82 on 23 10-4[1] 1-0-2-10 10 104
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near IL-157, Edwardsville, IL 62025
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