Person with knife threatens staff at Walgreens, Chicago IL


The recording reports that traffic on Jackson and Austin Central is reopened. A caller says a person with a knife is at the Walgreens near North Alaska. Staff report a man in a blue sweater and yellow pants has a knife in his pocket and verbally assaulted someone. Officers are asked to respond.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
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Transcript:
Traffic along Jackson from Austin Central is now reopened. (number withheld). For my folks in (number withheld), I've got a person with a knife. It's at that Walgreens near North Alaska. Staff says a man wearing a blue sweater and yellow pants has a knife in his pocket and verbally assaulted someone. (number withheld), (name withheld). Any available unit that can check out the person with a knife at that Walgreens? (number withheld). (number withheld). (name withheld) will check it out.
Traffic along Jackson from Austin Central is now reopened. (number withheld). For my folks in (number withheld), I've got a person with a knife. It's at that Walgreens near North Alaska. Staff says a man wearing a blue sweater and yellow pants has a knife in his pocket and verbally assaulted someone. (number withheld), (name withheld). Any available unit that can check out the person with a knife at that Walgreens? (number withheld). (number withheld). (name withheld) will check it out.
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Location mentioned:
Near W O'Hare Avenue, ORD Terminal 2, Chicago, IL 60666
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