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Suspect detained after purse theft near Michigan and RooseveltChicago IL

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Michigan Ave & Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60605

A man matching the suspect description was seen carrying a woman's purse near Wabash and Roosevelt. The suspect was followed and later detained at Michigan and Roosevelt in Chicago.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
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Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, just for information. The guy mentioned that description, he went southbound on Wabash not too long ago, so for units coming,
00:06
he's southbound on Wabash.
00:08
All right, you know what, this might be related because we just got a suspicious person at Wabash and Roosevelt outside of the subway.
00:15
Caller says, there's a man about five, six, wearing all black carrying a woman's purse.
00:20
Animal is following her and her front. They're trying to get somewhere safe, no further on this.
00:28
7-3-1 Sam.
00:30
Sam.
00:32
Yes, we got a call citywide that the person was on the platform with the gun and stole somebody's purse. So this is an outside station?
00:44
It started it in the platform.
00:48
All right, tenfold, yeah, nobody's on the platform right now. That's in that description.
00:53
Yeah, I have you in attendance, but we did get a call for Wabash and Roosevelt. It looks like the offender went south on in Wabash.
01:01
11, we're on 12th.
01:04
11, 104. 11, 104. We have eyes.
01:08
Where are you at?
01:10
Oh, boy.
01:13
You're at the subway? Are you going to get into a car with 111 at the subway? Wabash and Roosevelt? 32. We're down in black.
01:20
302. 14. You just entered the subway?
01:24
What you want to go.
01:25
Is it the one on Michigan's class? Because there's no, no, no.
01:30
It's right by the Red Line.
01:34
Michigan and Roosevelt.
01:35
Michigan and Roosevelt.
01:36
Michigan and Roosevelt.
01:41
21 is on Michigan and Roosevelt and disregarding cars. All right 21's on scene with 11 just regarding Michigan and Roosevelt. Anybody else is heading over there?
01:51
Do you guys, is it the offender or no?
01:57
One of them, we got one to say.
01:59
All right, 11 has one detained five two after midnight.

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Michigan Ave & Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60605

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