Officers detain autistic boy in mental health crisis near 125th St, Chicago IL


Police responded to a 12-year-old boy with autism experiencing a violent mental health crisis near West 125th Street, including a bike trail. Officers located and safely detained the boy. The boy's mother was agitated and complicated the situation. Emergency medical services were requested to evaluate the boy.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
07:30
Transcript:
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Anyone getting close yet on that near West 125th Street? To assist 511, violent mental...
00:11
That's the 4 right down the street.
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All right, 2.4 is going to be pulling up to the 11.
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11. I need 24.
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That's it. And you let her know that we are in an alley, five on hand.
00:25
All right, they're in the alley over there, 524 in the alley.
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524 to find them.
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511.
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511. 511.
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Wow, we're walking on a hundred and 26.
00:44
Oh, no. We're walking on 120.
00:48
Did you say you're walking them out to 125th Street?
00:57
Is that what I heard, 511? You're walking them out to 125th Street?
01:02
Hi. All right, she's bringing them out on street there now, 125th Street.
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They're walking them out.
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5-71 once seen.
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All right, 71's also on scene over there, very good.
01:19
Should we give it a slowdown yet, guys?
01:24
Not yet, I can't find them.
01:27
All right, she says they're walking them out to 125th Street.
01:30
They were in the alley, so they should be in front of near West 125th Street, I would think.
01:36
511, is that where you're at?
01:40
5-571 they're on the trail they haven't got them yet they're on the trail okay on the bike trail it looks like on the map
01:53
Yeah, he's walking northbound on the bike trail, 125th.
01:57
So he's on the west side of the trail.
02:01
All right, so this kid, this is a 12-year-old walking on the west side of the trail,
02:08
northbound? Yeah, 10-4.
02:09
My partner got out, he's going to go with the other units, but he's walking westbound on 125.
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Okay, westbound on 125th now.
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And once he got on...
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He is up. He has gray sweatpants, no shirt.
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All right, gray sweatpants, no shirt, guys.
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He is autistic.
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7-1.
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571.
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71, try it again.
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Tell them you want to stop chasing a young man.
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Please stop chasing them.
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Stop chasing them.
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All right, everybody copy that.
03:01
Stop chasing the young man, 571, so stop chasing them.
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Trying to keep them calm.
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Control the mother first.
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The mother's the problem.
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Control the mother.
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He's saying control the mother, guys.
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Control the mother.
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Then you turn your light off.
03:26
All right, you guys okay over there? Can I proceed here?
03:36
524 on the other side of the alley he's walking my way.
03:39
All right, 524 says she's on the other side of the alley and he's walking her way.
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Half of 571, I'm with 24.
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Okay.
03:57
511, 521 and BMI if he's real, try to push you or something.
04:04
He will try to do what?
04:07
He will try to put his hands while on this advisor because he closed by him.
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Okay, gotcha.
04:26
2223. The mom wants them to go to hard growth, so she wants them to go to hard grow.
04:35
All right, mother's saying she wants them to go to heart growth.
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And 223 and 241.
04:51
Is guys okay?
04:57
571. Are you guys doing all right? 531.
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571.
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11 o'clock.
05:07
They have them kind of safely detained.
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Okay.
05:12
Okay, one detained over there.
05:14
They have this 12-year-old detained over there.
05:22
All right, 22, 23 and 2241.
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23.
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41 for the backup.
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2241 in the out there.
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2341, I'm sorry, Annie.
05:52
Good morning.
05:53
Good morning.
05:54
No problem.
05:55
Okay, I need you in 23 to write on this CTA bus alarm.
05:59
It says it's stationary.
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Bus number 1182 facing southbound at 9819 South Hallstead.
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Okay, 99 on the way.
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Thank you.
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22.33.
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2233. 2233.
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33. 33 and 34 for the backup.
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34.
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34, back in a 33, got a criminal trespass in progress at 110-38 South Hallstead.
06:46
110-38 South Halstead, Alex, says there's a homeless male sleeping in the car at the muffler shop.
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33-1-11.
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34-9-Bage.
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Thank you, guys.
07:04
22-12.
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Hey, I'm sorry, 571 again.
07:11
Go ahead, 71.
07:14
Can you have CFD come over to 124 in Wallace, just evaluate him before we go anywhere?
07:23
Ambulance to 124 and Wallace, evaluate the young man, sure.
07:29
212?
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Near W 125th St, Chicago, IL 60628
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