Topic: Dispatch Audio

Leaked police dispatch audio from Chicago reportedly confirms that officers were ordered to stand down while federal agents were being ambushed and rammed by vehicles. The order, attributed to the Chief of Patrol, prevented local units from assisting federal agents cornered by armed groups. This is characterized as an act of insurrection by the mayor and governor of Illinois.

A detailed breakdown of the Chicago dispatch audio describes a hit-and-run incident where a federal agent was run off the road. The dispatcher is heard instructing units to "hold tight" and eventually "clear out" from the location of the ambush. The bravery of the few hundred federal agents operating in a city of millions is highlighted as heroic.