Possible abduction and ransom demand near East Ohio St, Chicago IL
Missing PersonAn incident near East Ohio Street involved a possible abduction with a ransom demand. Authorities investigated reports that someone was being held and the family was asked to pay money to secure their release. The case is treated as a bona fide missing person situation with ongoing documentation.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, I got a question.
00:02
The area that I went to on the 18, do you have anything in that area at 1.45 a.m.
00:09
of a person being robbed or someone calling the police about a robbery or anyone who got battered in that area at like 145 a.m.?
00:19
That was for you mean by near East Ohio or no?
00:25
Yes, and I'm around that area.
00:27
Okay, me check.
00:33
180, John?
00:37
1.80, John?
00:38
She said she is at the subway that's closest to Van Buren.
00:44
Time forthcoming.
00:51
112. London and I see is an assault in progress, but that was near Boyd.
00:56
There was a male black that was attacking people out front of their location.
01:01
But there was like no one in particular that he was attacking.
01:04
It was just, he was attacking people.
01:09
And that happened at 145 a.m.? No, that was yesterday at like 11.
01:14
I don't see anything at like 145.
01:20
Do you have anything at Ontario by the McDonald's or the Redhead? The bar right there by Ontario?
01:29
Let me check.
01:35
And you said at like 1.45 a.m.
01:37
yesterday?
01:40
Yes, ma'am.
01:41
It appears that in that area there were a few days asking for money, you know, those typical scammers.
01:47
I'm not 100% sure it's a person, a missing person, yes,
01:52
but it appears to be, because they're calling right now, the family money, or they'll kill them, so it appears that it is, but I just want to make sure it's not just a phone being stolen.
02:06
124.
02:10
124. And, Squire, can you make sure that the tow truck driver knows that I'm on Lower Wacker, not Upper?
02:22
Yeah, we told them.
02:25
No, no, thank you so much.
02:30
112, I'm not finding anything.
02:35
All right, so I'm gonna do this right now.
02:38
Let me notify my supervisor that I have a bona fide message.
02:43
Sergeant from 112.
02:47
120.
02:50
112's got a bona fide missing.
02:53
Any special circumstances?
02:56
He's trying to figure that out.
02:57
112, any special circumstances?
03:01
Yeah, it's a possible abduction.
03:03
They're asking for money.
03:05
Not much money, so I don't know how truthful it can be, but I'm going to document everything.
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Near E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611
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