Man lighting paper, refusing to leave Chicago Red Line platform, Chicago IL


Audio records a conversation about a man on the northbound platform at the Chicago Avenue Red Line station who is lighting paper and refusing to leave. He may be visually impaired and is dressed in black. Transit units are dispatched to assist.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels
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Transcript:
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All right, who's over at Chicago, Chicago Avenue Redline? Anybody there at the moment? Mass transit units for a disturbance called in by C-C-A.
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7.3-82 Boy, did you make it back to Chicago Avenue?
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We're on Adderston right now.
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Okay, send for if there's any other mass transit units available for Chicago, CTA Colander, the disturbance has a platform.
00:24
7301 stand. We're taking a look at the south side or...
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It says male black may be visually impaired.
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He's lighting paper on the platform won't leave.
00:37
It doesn't say anything even than that.
00:39
And that was called by T.C.A.
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at the Red Line, Chicago asked me.
00:42
10-4, right, take another.
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353, you coming over.
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7353, you're in Chicago, hall ready.
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Yes, well, we couldn't get across.
00:50
We're down here. Okay, can you roll up by the platform? If you're able to help out CTA, they want somebody removed from the station there.
00:57
The male black may be visually impaired.
01:00
He's wearing all black and he's lighting paper on the platform.
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He won't leave.
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4th, well, we're here.
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7353-104, thank you.
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He's going to be on the northbound platform sitting down on the bench right now.
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Location mentioned:
W Granville Ave &, N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660
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