Monitoring Madison police scanner this afternoon. Police will likely mobilize against the downtown protest.

LIVE UPDATES IN THIS THREAD.

Barricades going up on main streets. Locations pending.

Cops are being stationed at West Washington and Fairchild.

Cops are mobilizing to the square. "As many people as you can." Side pending.

"There's a possibility the [downtown] jail will be blocked for a while."

Hold it down!

Current command: "prevent vehicles from going past the jail on Doty."

Main scanner is silent by the way. Look for Tac channel 7.

Tac channel 7 died. Looking for updates on the main scanner.

"Got some injuries that might be significant" on the square.

What the fuck? Scanners went entirely dark.

Never mind we're back. Trying to assess cop locations. Stand by.

STRIKE TEAM DEPLOYED TO SOUTH HAMILTON AREA TO SECURE IT. "We're moving some state troopers out [towards Doty]" where the protesters are currently moving. BE CAREFUL.

STRIKE TEAM LOCATIONS:

-South hamilton
-at the intersection of Carroll and Main
-monitoring first floor/ground doors from interior
-MLK: BEWARE STOP-AND-FRISKING
-North Hamilton [someone confirm?]

Cops are monitoring vehicles parked on Carroll between Doty and Main. Occupants are armed.

Someone detained. Location pending.

Strike team 8 has been requested to stage by North Hamilton Capitol doors.

Strike teams are confirmed on first and ground floors of the Capitol.

Injury (woman conscious, on the ground) on Doty and South Carroll. Firefighters coming in to assist.

Firefighters are staging Doty and Hamilton.

Officers requesting firefighter assistance for two people down. "Fire's gonna be pulling up in front of the courthouse now."

Crowd is marching.

Line of people amassed themselves on Hamilton and Doty.

"They're starting to yell 'F THE POLICE!"

Officer sounded really mad. LMAO.

Someone moved the barricade at Wisconsin Ave. "Traffic is now moving on the square going in the wrong direction." Oops.

Officers & traffic people are trying to redirect traffic in the proper orientation. Fixing barricade, too. This may take a minute.

People with "long guns" headed towards the square. Standing by for updates.

"Two men with garbage can covers, goggles, and backpacks at Main and Carroll: at least one has a long gun."

"Suspect wearing a handgun walking into the crowd at Hamilton and West Main."

Someone knocked on my door at an inopportune time. Trying to reconnect. STAND BY.

"Now the crowd is chanting 'F the police."

Police will be at South PD [confirm? There was severe breakup.]

GOOD.

CURRENT MADISON POLICE SCANNER UPDATES:

-Potential agitators, geared up in makeshift gear, have been spotted in the last 20 minutes around the Square (Hamilton/West Main)

-Majority of crowd is moving down EAST WASH: police reforming in that direction.

Carroll and Main: people wearing Hawaiian shirts and guns are being surrounded by protesters.

Protesters are "moving down East Wash to Blair street several blocks deep." Keep going!

Car accident with injuries at East Wash.

Police are requesting tighter traffic control in the area.

Protesters are "locking arms on the outbound [confirm?] side of East Wash now."

"We are trying to make our way to you in front of the crowd, and the crowd's pretty hostile. Group up with us on Main if the crowd's being hostile."

There has been NO UPDATE on the armed Hawaiian shirt protesters in the last 10 minutes.

Cops mobilizing to Patterson; at least three officers.

Police requesting backup to hold the line at Livingston.

"FIRST DETAIL UNITS AT WEST AND MIDTOWN: REPORT BACK TO STATION AND STAND BY. DO NOT GO 42. STAND BY FOR YOUR RESPECTIVE STATIONS."

Police are dying of thirst. "We're cookin out here; bring water."

Hah.

Protesters are allegedly marching towards the site of Tony's murder. Police are tracking movements.

Officers requesting traffic control at East Wash and Livingston; "traffic is getting stuck and going over the median."

"BM" open carrier spotted at Patterson approaching East Wash. Be careful: police may confront!

Cop transcription: "We can see Willy St; we're at Main and Patterson right, headed towards Lake St. Already another group already at Willy St."

Cops have eyes on all groups. BE CAREFUL.

Cops are closing off Willy St.

Cops are continuing to block outbound East Wash. Main goal is traffic control to allow protesters through, but BE AWARE OF ALL POSSIBLE EXITS.

East Wash can be opened from both directions. "All protesters are clear from both sides."

Cops are focused on pushing up Willy St. Trying to get a block ahead of protesters. Blocking traffic for protesters. Be vigilant!

"Platoon en route to Willy [st] to help out." r

CURRENT MADISON POLICE SCANNER UPDATES:

-Crowd is past Ingersoll
-Police are trying to block off side streets to direct traffic away from protesters
-STAY AWARE OF ALL POSSIBLE EXITS SHOULD THEY CLOSE IN!

Crowd is chasing a silver Cadillac that ran over a bicycle.

Still no update on the armed counter-protesters from about an hour ago.

"Car vs. pedestrian at Willy and Few."

Checking in with someone on the ground for details.

Contact says:

"Hit and run. A guy on a bike. He’s up and moving."

Cops confirm no injuries. Protesters surrounded vehicle; vehicle took off to Ingersoll and State.

Some cops are retiring for the evening.

Retire for good.

CURRENT MADISON POLICE SCANNER UPDATES:

-Hit & run between biker and vehicle. No injuries: cops interviewing driver at Ingersoll and State.
-No updates on counter-protesters with rifles from 1+ hours ago.
-Cops are blocking off traffic for protesters. STAY AWARE OF ALL EXITS.

Cops seem occupied with the vehicle. Trying to gauge direction of march. Confirmation requested, thank you

Cops requesting backup to Baldwin and [missed intersecting street].

Uh. My feed has disconnected from the scanner. Trying a different frequency.

Okay, this is fucked. All Tac channels are down. Trying in vain to reconnect. One moment.

We were back for a moment. Then dropped immediately. What the fuck.

WE'RE BACK. Staying connected for as long as I can. Stand by for updates.

Black Dodge Ram went through Willy and Blair, continued up John Nolan. Cops are strengthening traffic control to protect protesters. STILL, STAY VIGILANT + AWARE OF ALL EXITS.

MADISON POLICE SCANNER UPDATES:

-Black Dodge Ram ran through Willy and Blair
-Woman was waving a rifle out of Dodge Ram window
-Cops are concerned about traffic & road ragers hitting protesters (do not trust cops on this! stay vigilant and aware of all exits!)

Feed is breaking up.

Cops are reinforcing blocks along Willy St to protect protesters from traffic.

Cops are deploying to the "front of the march." BE CAREFUL.

Some cops are on standby. Did not place the strike team.

HOPPING FREQUENCY. Cops have swapped channels. Stand by for updates.

Shout-out to the girl who called to report a bad reaction to marijuana.

The march is approaching Blount. Officers are moving in to block Main and Hancock.

Also blocking Butler and King. STAY VIGILANT AND AWARE OF ALL EXITS!

Cop is being assigned to East Doty (in front of Great Dane Brewery); they'll be blocking it off as march moves up King.

(Shoutout to the four girls at West Town Mall who were being loud and refusing to leave.)

Units that were at Main and Hancock are being restationed soon. Blair and Willy on standby as well. Waiting for updates.

East Wash and Blair traffic will be blocked. Group is taking a turn from Willy and Blair; approaching railroad.

COP LOCATIONS/TRAFFIC REDIRECTIONS:

-Inbound East Wash at Blair
-Outbound East Wash at Hancock to divert traffic down Hancock

Police are allocating resources to East Wash and Blair to secure the area. BE MINDFUL OF ALL EXITS.

No updates on rifle-bearing pedestrians in 20+ minutes.

Officers requesting traffic control on East Wash and Butler.

IMPORTANT:

Cops at this protest have been directing traffic AWAY from protesters. This does not demand respect!

Their traffic blocks can easily block you in. Stay alert and KNOW YOUR EXITS!

Contact on the ground reports:

"Turning back onto East Wash but there are police up there."

Police are allocating officers to King and Main.

If I heard correctly: "eventually going to block inner square traffic at King and Main. [...] Just make your way up towards the inner square at some point."

Stand by for corrections.

Ground contact reports that cops are allowing protesters to move up Washington.

I can hear the protesters in the background of some of these transmissions. Thank you.

Traffic unit requested at MLK and Main.

Cop reports: "All-black [clothed?] persons with medic gear stirring tensions in crowd. Somewhere within the large crowd." Trying to confirm with ground contact.

Cops are trying to secure the square.

NEW TRAFFIC LOCATION:
-Main and Carroll, diverting traffic from Willy St down Hamilton.

Reports of a car rolling over a parked vehicle. Milwaukee St; intersection unclear. Requesting confirmation.

Ground contact:

"At the Capitol. Front banner holders are going in I think."

Cops should still be securing the 1st floor and ground floor. STAY ALERT.

Cop transmission: "Pretty sure we got the whole inner square on lock. If you see a hole, fill it."

My ground contact has left the scene. Is someone on the ground right now and reading these? Please DM.

I have ground contacts; thanks to those who reached out.

I'm feed-hopping right now. Lots of dead air. Stand by for updates.

"It appears that the crowd is dispersing now." Location pending. Dead air.

BACK ON AIR.

COPS ARE ANNOUNCING A DISPERSAL ORDER IN FRONT OF 200 STATE.

GAS IS READY TO DEPLOY; THEY HAVE HARD GEAR.

GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE.

Order to all available squads: "Meet me at Wisconsin and Mifflin."

Everyone on State street WILL HAVE HARD GEAR.

Police transmission: "State troopers are coming in hot."

10-33 codes flying everywhere.

"Be prepared for gas" on State St.

"There has been OC deployment on State St. Information at this time: 17:49."

I AM REQUESTING SOMEONE MONITOR MADISON, WI POLICE COMMS UNTIL 9 PM CST.

CURRENT MADISON POLICE SCANNER UPDATES:

-Cops have moved onto State St to suppress people that were attacking Goodman Jewelers property
-CONFIRMED to have deployed spray/gas (called for code OC: pepper spray likely)
-State troopers have moved into the area

GET OUT OF THERE.

Police transmission: "Let's try to make some arrests if possible."

Madison, WI.

Fire has just been reported. Location: Gilman Street.

GET OUT OF DOWNTOWN MADISON. THEY ARE MOVING IN FOR ARRESTS. https://twitter.com/humidbones/status/1266875359229644801

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Fairchild is a stand-down rest area. Water for cops arriving there.

A squad is doubling up and waiting for further commands.

Another squad is currently on a roof. Location pending. Stand by for updates.

MUNITIONS WARNING

"We're getting pelted by rocks: if we can get someone who can pick up munitions from a storage area, that would be good too."

"Double up squads, west of the square, is the best we can do right now."

POLICE ARE ANTSY.

COP TRANSMISSION: "WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING."

They're developing a plan to crack down on the square and break up the current crowds. LOCATIONS PENDING. STAND BY.

Cops are requesting visuals on State and Gilman: getting reports that there's large crowds.