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Man armed with knife detained on Chicago CTA platformChicago IL

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CTA Red Line, Chicago, IL

Police responded after a man was seen holding a knife on the CTA Red Line platform near 40th Street in Chicago. The man was carrying the knife in his right hand but later followed officers' instructions and was taken into custody without further incident.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
01:34
Transcript:
00:00
Somebody on top just told me whatever CTA is waiting to be down for on the platform, he does have a knife on him.
00:05
All right, use caution again for CTA, he said Senator does have a knife on him.
00:15
7301, Sam. What's the district of him?
00:19
Male black,
00:20
tan shirt, black jeans, brown hat, curly hair.
00:26
I got eyes on him.
00:27
He's walking toward the end of the platform.
00:30
Male 1,
00:32
254 to 56, tan shirt, blue jeans, black hat.
00:38
All right, mail 1, 5456, tan shirt, black hat, blue jeans,
00:43
walking toward the end of the platform.
00:46
I do see the knife.
00:47
Got a knife in his right hand.
00:50
All right, a knife is in his right hand.
00:56
31, he's compliant.
01:01
You said he's compliant, 31? You said he's compliant, 31?
01:08
301, Sam, they got them.
01:11
They got them, okay, 10-4[1].
01:17
31, sure, pointing incident is for 931.
01:22
Pointing incident, 104.
01:23
9.4, you copy?
01:26
I got it. All right.
01:29
Yeah, 912, I got the recovery due night and I also have a pointing incident.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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CTA Red Line, Chicago, IL

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