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Man flashing knife at train stationChicago IL

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California & Milwaukee (Blue Line), Chicago, IL 60647

Police responded to a report of a man sitting on a bench at the California Blue Line station in Chicago displaying a knife. The man was described as wearing a red hoodie and jeans. Units were dispatched to check the situation.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
(name withheld) near California. Caller says there's a male sitting on the bench at the station flashing a knife. We're in a red city in T.
00:12
(number withheld) Sam, can you check?
00:15
I'm glad.
00:16
Yeah, you copy.
00:18
First with a knife,
00:19
the Blue Line, California.
00:22
Okay, take a look.
00:23
All right.
00:26
Both be sitting on a bench, flashing a knife, red hoodie, and jeans.
00:30
I got anyone to head that way.
00:44
(number withheld) squad.
00:46
We are, it's back, it's crossback over this express, we're back to the far left lane. How is state looking?
00:56
I have no idea on an ETA.
01:03
Other unit coming in?
01:07
(number withheld) Adam. (number withheld) Adam.
01:09
(number withheld) Adam.
01:12
Can I get the number of State and Lake, green and red, please?
01:22
(number withheld), (number withheld), and (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld).
01:25
Anyone ticket right on the principal of a knife call, near California.
01:37
(number withheld). This is the Blue Line of (name withheld) Park. He's continually inbound on I-90.
01:45
(number withheld).
01:51
(number withheld). Frank.
01:54
(number withheld) Frank.
01:57
Numbers, please, for Thorndale, Redline up and down.
02:09
(number withheld), (number withheld) and (number withheld), (number withheld).
02:13
(number withheld), do you have anyone covering near California, Blue Line at California?
02:22
(number withheld), I'm sorry.
02:25
Yeah, do we have anyone covering Blue Line in California, near California?
02:31
No, we are not.
02:33
Okay, and for us.
02:35
One tank, can you go ahead stripping again with personal wear a knife?
02:40
Red hoodie, and jeans.
02:47
Go on the platform, but from a distance so I can't really see what he's doing.
02:58
Units on citywide press up with a knife on the Blue Line,
03:01
California. A stop near California on the platform is a male sitting on the bench at the station flashing a knife.
03:07
He's got on a red hoodie and jeans, up your 14th District. So on 3.

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California & Milwaukee (Blue Line), Chicago, IL 60647
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