Repeated false calls reporting fights and knives at Adams St, Chicago IL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/5/2025 09:26 PM

Near E Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

Calls from an individual at near East Adams repeatedly report fights and persons with knives that are not confirmed. The caller may have mental health issues and has requested a sergeant previously. Officers do not observe any knife or fight when responding.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04

02:16

Transcript:

00:01

Well, thank you, boy.

00:02

Earlier, he's called as well. He called about a person with a gun. He's described as male black with a white varsity jacket and a hat.

00:09

I'm pretty sure it's probably the same guy. He keeps calling over there. He even requested a sergeant because he wasn't happy with our service.

00:16

Okay, all right, 10.4. Thanks for the additional info. And then for those units heading over near East Adams.

00:21

You guys did copy 62 Boy's info, correct? And I am looking at the call history right now, and yeah, he keeps calling that in, or he just on calling that in on Third Watch.

00:33

One or two, Sam.

00:35

One-O two, Sam?

00:37

Yeah, I do see that other individual wearing a white Marcy jacket.

00:43

Black hat looks like maybe a white socks hat, lighting up a cigarette right now. They're hanging out in front of the 7-11.

00:51

Okay, 10-4, but no knife, correct?

00:55

Negative, don't see any knife.

00:58

Okay, if you see a knife, let me know.

01:02

1813.

01:06

1813. Okay,

01:08

So let me just call me a station for another minute. I'm trying to get a hole in the P-CAC phone that I have doesn't work.

01:16

Okay, simple.

01:20

1833 for additional info. 1833 for additional info.

01:27

1833 for addition info.

01:32

All right, and then 123 and 113, yeah, now he's calling again.

01:40

Stating now, the 10th, there's 30 people fighting.

01:46

113, any other days in the address?

01:48

No, same address, near East Adams.

01:54

I am in front of swimming show.

01:56

He said there was nothing going on.

01:59

All right, well, if you copied the information since he's a boy, he kept on calling on third watch.

02:04

I'm not sure if he's all there.

02:08

Yeah, because now he's calling again for a person with a knife, eight males fighting, male black, wearing a hat, tan jacket has a knife.

02:15

So you guys can handle that accordingly.

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