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Man flashes knife at California Blue Line stationChicago IL

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California & Milwaukee (Blue Line), Chicago, IL 60647

A man wearing a red hoodie and jeans was sitting on a bench at the California Blue Line station and was flashing a knife. Police are responding and monitoring cameras to locate and detain the suspect.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
02:47
Transcript:
00:00
Units on 14 citywide person with a knife on the blue line, California.
00:03
Stap, near North California on the platform, there's a male sitting on a bench at the station flashing a knife.
00:09
He's got on a red hoodie and jeans, nothing further, 14th District. Zone 3.
00:13
14-52, David, you can throw in the box.
00:16
Thank you, 6-2, David.
00:19
Thank you, 6-2, David.
00:22
152, David.
00:26
1462, David.
00:28
We don't know they're on their off-wall on the platform.
00:33
No,
00:34
they did not say that. It looks like 7301 Sam is watching the cameras.
00:40
There is a possible on the platform, but it's in the distance unable to tell. We'll send a message to the citywide asking them if they can see outbound or inbound.
00:51
104 thank you. Toosan, possibly outbound towards O'Hare. All right, possibly outbound towards O'Hare.
00:59
423-2-3-2-6-1-2-2.
01:02
Okay, 10-4[1], thank you.
01:07
14-04 right around the corner.
01:11
14-4, okay, turn 4.
01:18
Everything for two, David, can you bring out for the description again, please?
01:22
Yes, it's a male wearing a red hoodie and jeans and O2CM just said by the garbage can.
01:33
Thank you.
01:35
You're welcome.
01:41
701 Sam, I don't think that's the one, the right one.
01:45
All right, press 7301 Sam, he thinks that's not the right one.
01:53
Do you make that a visual on him? We're here.
01:57
That one that's by the garbage can, I think.
02:00
All right, they're saying it may be the one that's by the garbage can.
02:08
158.
02:10
1.62 David. 1.62, David.
02:13
Hello, 1402 Sam.
02:16
14.0 Sam. 7.3.O.1. Sam. I'm on the zone.
02:23
Which guy is it?
02:28
The squad looks like they already have someone detained up there.
02:32
All right, 7301 Sam. Is that the one that you saw?
02:37
Yeah, someone at the description, right on a sweater.
02:40
All right, ten-four.
02:42
1462, David, 7301 Sam is monitoring the air, and he said it's that one that matches the description.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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California & Milwaukee (Blue Line), Chicago, IL 60647
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