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Person with knife makes threats on CTA Blue Line trainChicago IL

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Chicago, Chicago, IL 60642

A person carrying a box cutter was reported making threats on a CTA Blue Line train near Grand Milwaukee station in Chicago. The individual was described as wearing a red mask, a gray skull cap with a white ball, and colorful clothing. The train car involved was 7168, second from the front on the northbound side. The train's movement status was unknown at the time of the report.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
01:29
Transcript:
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1214 units and 12 in citywide person with a knife at the blue line grand milwaukee near Milwaukee northbound side CTA saying male with red mask gray skull cap white ball colorful clothing on second car from the front is car 7168 has a box cutter he's making threats this is zone 3 number 12
00:23
One, two, one, four, we copy. Do you know if a train is moving or if the train is stationary?
00:29
It doesn't say that, I don't know.
00:34
Yeah, that's all they gave us.
00:39
I think they're trying to say, yeah, the skull cap is white with a ball on top of it, and again, a red mask and a gray,
00:45
some type of a colorful clothing on.
00:51
CTA is calling it in, so I would think that they would stop the train.
01:01
1212. 1212.
01:08
Can you show me going to that person with a knife?
01:11
So, okay.
01:17
12. 14.
01:19
Go ahead, 14.
01:21
You can show us on C. This is underground, so we have no reception under there at all.
01:28
Okay, so forth.

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