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Four detained after suspected armed man reported at Blue LineChicago IL

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Near N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60656

Police responded to a report of a man possibly armed with a gun on the Blue Line platform near North Harlem. The suspect, described as a male wearing all black and carrying a small bag, was with another male and two females. Multiple units arrived and detained four individuals. A video review was pending to confirm if a gun was present.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
07:22
Transcript:
00:00
All right, we're getting another ticket in for the blue line at Harlem, 5550 on Harlem's male is Spanish, now Black Hoodie gone on the platform.
00:10
Again, third-party information related to CTA is probably the same caller.
00:14
They're just getting to us now.
00:20
1614, put the blue line in the box.
00:24
10-4[1].
00:30
All right, 7301 Sam has one that matches that, 7301 has one that matches the description, male Hispanic wearing all black, black, small bag, he's got another male Hispanic with him wearing maroon, sweater, black pants, white shoes, and there's two female Hispanics, no further details.
00:46
Unknown, if they have a gun, they're going to rewind the tape to check it. 663, go ahead.
00:51
Yes, well, can you let's see you know if he trains at the station right now?
00:58
I'm sorry, you want us to tell CT to hold the train that's coming in?
01:03
10-4[1]-4-4. We don't want them to get on a train.
01:06
All right, copy that. We'll give him a call.
01:09
Okay,
01:11
sorry,
01:12
you want us to hold both inbound and outbound?
01:16
10-4[1] slide.
01:19
10-4[1], we'll hold the trains.
01:23
663-7301, Sam says the guy's all the way at the east end of the platform. He's going to be at the east end of the platform.
01:31
456-1, Eddie, a copy.
01:35
7-4, pulling up on Harlem.
01:37
All right, 4561 Eddie is on the way. He's pulling up on Harlem now.
01:42
I think Diego.
01:44
You're going.
01:47
What was the second?
01:49
What was...
01:50
Let the call the COCOM.
01:52
All right, your transmissions are unreadable.
02:03
1663 says there are holding it. All right, it's going to be male Hispanic wearing all black. He's got a small bag.
02:10
He's hanging out with another male Hispanic in a maroon sweater, black pants, white shoes.
02:16
They're also two female Hispanics with them, but we don't have descriptions for them.
02:19
They're going to be all the way at the east end of the platform.
02:24
Thank you for real on, Sam.
02:30
All right, 10463, I see you on scene.
02:34
45610, I also see you on scene. 763 ready?
02:40
I can go out over here,
02:43
any other units,
02:47
the two male offenders flood the scene.
02:55
All right, for the battery in progress at Belmont, Kimball and Kimball and any other units for the battery in progress at Kimball and Belmont, Belmont at the Shell gas station.
03:05
Those two offenders have fled the scene. Again, any units responding to the battery in progress, Belmont, Kimball, Kimball, and Belmont, you take a complete total disregard. Everybody, can you hold the air for a minute so we can make sure it's six, three, four, five, six, one at here, okay with this person with the gun on the L platform.
03:21
You said the very well, thanks one.
03:25
He's all the way at the east end of the platform. I don't have any further updates.
03:29
There are going to be two male Hispanics. The one with the gun is male Hispanic wearing all black, he's got a small bag.
03:34
The other male Hispanic is wearing maroon sweater, black pants, white shoes. There should also be two female Hispanics with them, possibly.
03:42
They did not update us to confirm if he had a gun or not, but they were rewinding a check.
03:48
East end of the platform. Train should be held.
03:53
I got too many units coming in.
03:59
We got on four detain here, squad.
04:01
4.561 Eddie. All right, 456.1. Eddie has four detained.
04:06
You guys are on the platform.
04:15
4561-boy, I see you there.
04:19
612, I see you there also.
04:24
612-9-9.
04:28
Again, 456180 has 4-detained, the last location we had for those subjects. We're going to be the east end of the platform. I don't have an update for an exact location for 4-561A. I'm assuming they're on the platform.
04:40
1663-12, we're at the west end of the platform. I'm here with them. We got them all detained right now.
04:46
All right, 663 is with 4561. Eddie, they're at the west end of the platform. West end of the platform, they got all four of those subjects detained right now, all four detained.
04:57
You could pull it down to spot. There is no east end of the platform here.
05:02
All right, 10-4[1]. We're getting a slowdown, slow it down for the person with the gun on the Blue Line at Harlem. Harlem Blue Line 5550 North Harlem. Again, slow it down. Units responding to the person with a gun call. They have four detained on the west end of the platform.
05:16
Plenty of units on scene. Again, slow it down for the person with a gun.
05:19
5550 North Harlem. Slow it down.
05:26
All right,
05:28
units responding to the person with a gun at the blue liner, Harlem, at 5550, at 5550 North Harlem, you can slow it down, slow it down, units responding to the person with a gun at 5550 North Harlem, 663, and his team's got all four subjects to chain. Again, slow it down, and you're responding to the person with a gun, 5550, north on Harlem, slow it down.
05:49
All right,
05:51
if nobody has an emergency, first watch is here. I'm going to hand it over and do it to briefing.
05:58
So if you don't have an emergency,
06:02
hold on just a second okay for first watch. Thanks guys. Have a good night.
06:10
6.663.
06:14
6663.
06:16
Yes, well, if you get a form C2, they can let the change, we'll be able to say that it's so far-fault.
06:24
You can disregard any more units here.
06:27
Okay, 10-4[1]. We can resume the trains. We'll let CTA know. Again, we'll get in a complete disregard.
06:33
For the Blue Line, Harlem, again, disregard, guys, if you're not on C.
06:40
Number three, two.
06:44
732.32.
06:46
We landed 916 on the Miles Squad.
06:50
10-4[1]32 is 2158 on the clock.
06:58
KZ 998-1 Radio Time is 2159. Second of November, we're working for the third.
07:04
This is first watch, Zone 1.
07:06
Station clear.
07:12
146190. Complete disregard at the Highland Blue Line.
07:16
10-4[1]. Again, guys, we're getting a complete disregard for the Harlem Blue Line. Your disregard.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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Near N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60656
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