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Man sets grass on fire in park near 71st and CaliforniaChicago IL

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71st Street & California, Chicago, IL 60629

A man was reported pouring a flammable liquid on the grass and setting it on fire in a park near 71st and California in Chicago.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
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Transcript:
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I have a ticket for a fire, 71st in California. It's for a man who's pouring accelerant on the grass and lighting it off fire. And 4.
00:18
812.
00:26
812.
00:29
812.
00:32
811 for the backup.
00:35
11. 11.
00:36
All well being checked, near South Nashville.
00:41
Caller received a phone call from her daughter whispering at her front house, said that she was scared and the mom's 10 minutes out.
00:51
Repeat the address in that call, please.
00:55
For the well-being check?
00:58
99.
01:00
Near South Nashville.
01:04
And what was the call? Sorry, I couldn't hear you.
01:08
Mom received a call from her 12-year-old daughter saying that she's at her friend's house and she's scared. Mom's 10 minutes out.
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9.9.
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116,
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George.
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50116 George.
01:27
We'd be glad I got that job over that vehicular hijacking from Fort City.
01:33
The paper car, are they done with the paper? Do we know?
01:39
They're still on at 832.
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832, we're working on the right now.
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10-4-5116 and George, they're working on it.
01:52
All right, 99, Scott. I'm headed over to where the vehicle is located right now.
02:01
Okay, time for.
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8.30.
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8.30.
02:11
If you hold me down at fire, you're going to better address. I don't see anybody out here trying to light anything on fire.
02:19
Fire ticket is for 71st in California. They're in the park, they said.
02:28
All right, I am looking in a park and I don't see anything on the fire.
02:34
So, all right, Florida barn is rolled up.
02:36
I'll confirm with them.
02:37
Okay.
02:43
724 landed.
02:47
10.4, it's 2009.
02:54
Oh, hey there, I see a little fire over here.
02:59
Okay, 104.

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71st Street & California, Chicago, IL 60629

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