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Homeless man found sleeping inside trash bin near Melrose street, Chicago IL

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W Melrose St, Chicago, IL 60657

A homeless man was seen rummaging through a trash can and is now sleeping inside it near Melrose Street. A caller expressed concern about this individual's presence.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 02
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Transcript:
00:00
I got to talk about being near Melrose for Dan.
00:04
He's stating that there was a homeless man rummaging through the trash can and now he's fully inside his bin sleeping.

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Location mentioned:
W Melrose St, Chicago, IL 60657

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