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Man with gun steals purse on Monroe Red Line platformChicago IL

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Monroe, 26 S State St, Chicago, IL 60603

A man displayed a gun and stole a woman's purse on the Monroe Red Line platform. The suspect fled southbound on Wabash Avenue and was later spotted following a woman near Wabash and Roosevelt subway. Police detained a suspect and conducted a show-up for victim identification at Michigan and Roosevelt.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
06:17
Transcript:
00:00
Monroe Red Line disturbance on the platform, 10-4[1].
00:04
One smoke.
00:05
One swap.
00:07
Yeah, just for information. The guy mentioned that description, he went southbound on Wabash not too long ago, so for units coming,
00:14
he's southbound on Wabash.
00:15
All right, you know what, this might be related because we just got a suspicious person at Wabash and Roosevelt outside of the subway.
00:22
Caller says, there's a man black five, six, wearing all black carrying a woman's purse.
00:28
Man is following her at her front. They're trying to get somewhere safe, no further on this.
00:36
7-3-1 Sam.
00:37
Sam.
00:40
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?
00:51
It started it in the platform.
00:56
All right, tenfold, yeah, nobody's on the platform right now. That's in that description.
01:01
Yeah, I have you in attendance, but we did get a call for Wabash and Roosevelt. It looks like the offender went south on Wabash.
01:09
11, we're on 12th.
01:12
11, 104. 11, 104. We have eyes.
01:15
Where are you at?
01:18
Oh, boy.
01:21
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.
01:27
302. 14. You just entered the subway?
01:31
What you want to go.
01:33
Is it the one on Michigan's class? Because there's no, no, no.
01:38
It's right by the red lines.
01:41
Michigan and Roosevelt.
01:43
Michigan and Roosevelt. Michigan and Roosevelt.
01:49
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?
01:59
Do you guys, is it the offender or no?
02:05
One of them, we got one to say.
02:07
All right, 11 has one detained five two after midnight.
02:12
112. Did you find the victim?
02:18
112, 10, 4. We're standing with it right now.
02:21
All right, 11 has one to pay, I don't know if you guys want to do a show.
02:29
4575, Adam.
02:36
1801 or 1802.
02:41
18-01.
02:43
Hey, good morning. Do we have 45-75 Adam or boy?
02:48
Yes, Adam is going to be at Oak in Cambridge.
02:52
In 45-75 Boy is going to be at Chicago in Cambridge.
02:56
All right, thanks. 45-75 Boy. 45-75, boy.
03:03
45-75, boy.
03:09
Boy.
03:11
Hi, good morning. Welcome aboard. We've got a battery in progress.
03:14
Units and 18 internet internet internet web getting a battery in progress. It's anonymous near North Cambridge. Five to six people are fighting outside. No farther. Zone 4 station.
03:24
Can you get the address again, squad?
03:27
Near North Cambridge.
03:31
Okay.
03:34
And then Adam, can you roll with them?
03:37
Okay.
03:41
City three one time, go ahead.
03:44
Somebody cuts me on the internet, that the Roosevelt, you know what I'm going?
03:48
No, we have one detained.
03:55
I can't ten-four spot, I just want to let the city where I know.
04:00
Okay.
04:06
One, eight three, two.
04:09
Do you think everything's calling?
04:11
Yes,
04:12
I quoted out your ambulance from earlier, the person down that you called out.
04:17
I'm getting an EMS calls. You're born in Ontario for a female that's passed out throwing up in the street.
04:27
112. 112.
04:31
112.
04:35
30s. Going for a showup to meet 111.
04:39
All right, picking the victim to Michigan and Roosevelt for a showup 10-4[1]. It's 55 after midnight. Do we have another unit coming in?
04:46
Extra 113.
04:53
X-13, where are you coming in?
04:56
No, slide is 113. You want to go to the hospital for must-a-blast.
05:03
At 176 North Unwell?
05:07
Time 1. All right.
05:11
X-ray 113. X-13.
05:13
X-13. X-13.
05:16
19 Frank, we're still up here on the State Street and our detail.
05:25
We're good.
05:28
All right, we'll hold you there.
05:34
Are we getting another EMS call from our Avenue in Wells for a mail that passed out possibly intoxicated?
05:43
1833.
05:46
33.
05:48
Can you handle for the Rock and Roll McDonald's 6301 Earthness Belfare, a disturbance, multiple cars, parked at the gas station, not pumping gas.
05:59
I'm sorry, Rack and Roll VP.
06:01
112.
06:07
112, go ahead.
06:10
112, sorry, positive ID.
06:13
All right, positive ID at 0.057 hours. Good job, you guys.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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Monroe, 26 S State St, Chicago, IL 60603

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