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Panic alarm activated on city bus near Kimball and Peterson, Chicago IL

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Reported: 12/14/2025 08:08 AM

N Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

According to the dispatch call, a panic alarm was activated on CTA bus 1128 near Kimball and Peterson. Officers were dispatched to locate and check the bus but had difficulty making contact or stopping it.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 01

Listen to dispatch call

01:52

Transcript:

00:00

1711.

00:01

I'll give you an assist.

00:03

There's a panic alarm, Kimball and Peterson, Peterson and Kimball.

00:07

CTA bus 1128 traveling southbound use the panic alarm.

00:12

They're unable to stop the bus or make contact.

00:18

99[1]. I'll check it out.

00:24

Ten, four.

00:27

Seventeen ten.

00:29

Ten.

00:31

Yeah, I'm going north on Kimball from Bryn Mawr, so I'll take a look for that plus.

00:35

What was the outside again?

00:38

Bus number 1128.

00:39

I was heading southbound on Kimball.

00:41

9-90.

00:47

1710.

00:52

10.

00:54

I didn't see it between Bryn Mawr and Peterson, so must be south of Bryn Mawr by now.

01:00

10,

01:02

4.

01:05

1711, did you copy?

01:08

Very nice.

01:10

1753.

01:13

5.3.

01:16

Yeah, I got that bus, so I'm on Wilson and uh,

01:20

Kimball. It looks alright.

01:21

I'm checking one to driver.

01:23

10.4. 1711, did you copy?

01:28

Yep, I'm a couple blocks away from that.

01:32

104.

01:35

1753.

01:41

53.

01:43

Yeah, I talked to the bus driver, everything's good on the boss.

01:47

It must be an error.

01:48

You can make it a 14-fall.

01:51

10-4thing.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

99: Single-officer unit; unit is operating with only one officer, no partner present.

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Location mentioned:

N Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL 60651

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