Discarded firearm reported near alley at Irving Park and Elston, Chicago IL


A discarded firearm was reported near the mouth of an alley by the power boxes at Irving Park and Elston. There was no caller, and the information likely came from a helicopter observation.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
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Transcript:
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Do we have like a red location or a caller that actually thought?
00:03
It was 1602 Sam that came up with that information.
00:06
Is it? Yeah.
00:07
Is it? Is it? 602, Sam? 15-0-2-Sand.
00:08
Yeah, do you have any information on, was there a caller for that information, for the discarded weapon at the mouth of the alley, Irving Park and Elston?
00:16
No, no one called in, somebody just floated some stuff.
00:19
Like I said, it was by the alley, the mouth of the alley, and it was by some power boxes.
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10-4[1]-17-24, you caught there.
00:26
So we've got.
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Available, Sergeant, 17.
00:28
1710, we're going to have to put a backlog in for now.
00:31
Yeah, go ahead. Hey, what police helicopter number was on this that initiated this? That was PH3.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
IL-19 & N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
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