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Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03 · 3 days ago
01:46
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A person with a knife at Wendy's, (number withheld) and Western, (number withheld) and forty5 southwestern at Wendy's.
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For male black wearing a black hat, orange coat, loitering in the lobby, refusing to leave.
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Man with knife threatens people near Western Ave

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As discussed during the dispatch call, police received reports of a person armed with a knife threatening staff and customers at a restaurant near 145th Street and Western Avenue. The individual allegedly fled through an alley to the east or north. Officers were dispatched, but the situation was later de-escalated and cleared.

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S Western Ave & W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60612
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