Man with weapon tries to break into transit kiosk, Chicago IL


A man in his 30s wearing a black jacket and carrying an unknown type of weapon is trying to break into a CTA kiosk at the Brown Line Irving Park station. A transit agent is sheltering in a bathroom during the incident.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels
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Transcript:
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701-10. Okay, this is coming over as a criminal damage to property from CTA at the Brown Line Irving Park, near West Irving.
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CTA is reporting a male, black, in his 30s, black jacket.
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Mezzanine has a weapon, unknown what type.
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Agent is in the bathroom, and this individual is trying to break the kiosk, trying to break into the kiosk.
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If you have a visual one, Matt, can you advise him? It looks like 19 districts is responding.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60657
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