Theft suspects flee and enter CTA red line tracks in Chicago, Chicago IL
Police responded to a theft in progress near East Chicago Avenue involving two women and a man. The suspects fled towards a nearby 7-Eleven, entered the CTA Red Line train tracks, and one suspect ran along the tracks before boarding a northbound train. Authorities coordinated with the CTA to cut power to the tracks to prevent danger.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
04:44
Transcript:
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Unus 18, theft in progress, near East Chicago Avenue, near East Chicago Avenue at the rack.
00:06
There's two females, one wearing a gap hoodie.
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The other is wearing a pink coat with gray leggings.
00:13
They're carrying a brown bag with details to follow on the theft in progress.
00:21
Oh,
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they're with a guy over there at the rack.
00:24
He's wearing a tie-dye sweater,
00:27
brown hat carrying a blue suitcase.
00:35
They ran behind, somebody ran behind the 7-Eleven over there near Chicago Avenue,
00:40
near East Chicago Avenue for the theft in progress at the rack.
00:48
Any updates for near Chicago Avenue?
00:52
They ran behind the 7-Eleven, that's all we have, nothing further.
00:57
You can't call them back home.
01:04
The offenders on the red line now.
01:07
And they don't know which way they're going.
01:14
753-4-Jurates.
01:20
7534 Charlie.
01:22
I'm going to be a number for Apprentice at the Chicago Theater and I'm with 7524Ocean.
01:27
Cell phone.
01:37
3.4 Charlie, it's going to be 07368, 07368.
01:42
Boy, we got one on the track.
01:47
Who's on the tracks and where?
01:51
Chicago.
01:52
It's a female with a pink jacket.
01:55
All right, they're on the track change the power shut.
02:04
We're running after long.
02:06
Not sure what the other two are.
02:09
All right, are you on the tracks and do we need to cut the power?
02:13
You do need to cut the power.
02:15
We're not on the track.
02:19
This pink jacket is first in this pink jacket is running on the CTA track.
02:23
10-4[1].
02:30
1633 show thrown.
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1833104.
02:39
You say that person is running into one?
02:45
They're on the tracks on the red line tracks.
02:48
Do we know which way or which side? Tracks going towards Howard.
02:51
She got off and got back on the platform.
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Northbound side towards Howard.
03:02
Uh,
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unit, do we know which side of the tracks, so CTA on the phone with CTA?
03:10
Southside.
03:12
Southside, okay.
03:18
Is she still running northbound?
03:24
Is she still northbound? Is she still northbound? We're on the phone with CTA.
03:28
They're trying to cut this power off.
03:34
She's on the platform,
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going towards Howard at State and Chicago.
03:43
She's on the platform at State Chicago, but she's walking towards Howard?
03:52
She's on the Howard.
03:53
All right, is she still on the tracks? Is she on the platform now?
04:07
And is this 1862 boy that's up there at the red line?
04:13
All right, she got on the train.
04:14
All right, she's on a train.
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She's going up northbound.
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Okay,
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four.
04:29
Can we restore power then for CTA?
04:37
Which Frank unit is coming in? 1883 Frank.
04:43
1883 Frank.
04:44
Go ahead.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
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