Chicago police engage in a preemptive raid against activists that planned to protest the NATO Summit

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11. Scenario 3) The Chicago Tribune reports on the same thing.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-lawyers-for-nato-protesters-allege-improper-arrests-20120517,0,7231046.story

Officers wearing Chicago Police uniforms raided an apartment in Bridgeport late Wednesday and detained at least eight activists without justification, lawyers working on behalf of NATO protesters alleged today.

Police refused to provide any details about the alleged raid or whether they were detaining people.

Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was asked about the allegation after announcing at a news conference this afternoon that there had been “zero arrests, as far as protest activity today.”

Asked about the Bridgeport incident, McCarthy said only that there was an “inquiry” authorities were looking into and he would have to gather further information before commenting.

Both Kevin Gosztola for The Dissenter and the Trib reporters both use the National Lawyers guild as a source. Both accurately state that it is the National Lawyers Guild that is making the claim.

Neither can offer any further substantiation at this time.