Man with box cutter threatens on CTA train at Grand station, Chicago IL
WeaponsA man carrying a box cutter threatened people on a CTA train at the Grand station in Chicago. Trains were held outside the station for safety while police were dispatched to handle the situation.
Audio|Source: CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority
02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Sorry, I was in the middle of an investigation. What do we ask? Okay, one on nine has been standing for six minutes and counting as in Northtown have a mail reported on a second car 7168 making threats with the box cutter.
00:10
Operator 109 did observe the box cutter in his hands.
00:14
So I'm holding, just as you know, I'm holding your southbound trains as well because he does have a 101 observed if he's looking threat to harm people with that box card. Police is in dispatch and they'll be en route. Standing north and southbound one-on-one approaching Chicago be your first southbound train. I'll be standing there.
00:37
We're sent 14, 186, 191 at Grand.
00:40
We're holding trains outside of the station for safety waiting on police.
00:48
118 south, approaching surgery, stay ready.
00:53
2.20.2% on our site.
00:57
I was there.
00:58
Southbound at Harlem, control.
01:08
One on there.
01:25
One on there.
01:28
Three-five rates.
01:32
One on there.
01:36
One on nine.
01:46
He's just a light of my train. He's standing on the platform. He has on a brown jogger pan,
01:52
a book bag,
01:54
a gray coat, red mask with sunglasses on, brown shoes. He's standing on the platform right now. You want me to close and proceed.
02:16
Okay,
02:17
he's not leaving, just standing on the platform?
02:20
Yeah, he's just standing on the platform, and it appears that he, uh, waiting on the southbound train.
02:27
Okay, simple, I'm holding the southbound train, so, yeah, one on now, you can go ahead and proceed, and, you say, got on colorful clothing, and...
02:38
Yeah, you got a book bag on the brown jogger pan pulled up to his knees and like a white and green hat. He's done it on the platform.
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Location mentioned:
Grand, 521 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610
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