False report of child kidnapping at apartment, Chicago IL
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Suspicious ActivityPolice responded to a report of a child kidnapped near W 64th Place, Apartment 201. The caller refused to provide details and later contradicted the claim. Officers found no evidence of a kidnapping and cleared the call as unfounded.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
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01:44
Transcript:
00:00
Unison A, getting a call of a kidnapping in progress.
00:02
Near W 64th Place, Apartment 201.
00:06
The caller is yelling that the child is not kidnapped.
00:08
The caller refused to give information about who kidnapped the child and says they're not turning the vehicle around.
00:13
Nothing.
00:17
811. Yeah,
00:20
We're on scene and there was voicemail on callback; nobody is outside.
00:25
All right, time four, yeah, that kidnapping in progress is part of your job.
00:29
You can handle accordingly if there's no answer on the callback.
00:37
11, I'm pretty sure it's a new habitual, because the first ticket said somebody was being held hostage.
00:44
Time for, we're just going to check the alley really quick.
00:47
Welcome, well.
00:56
They want to.
00:59
12. Yeah,
01:02
Any history is that address or with that phone number?
01:09
I have a bunch of EMS calls for shortness of breath.
01:14
And people being unconscious,
01:18
Cell phone hangups, and no police service, but nothing with that name.
01:22
Just the phone number ending in (number withheld), but nothing that ties back to the check of well-being.
01:27
And then the second ticket for the kidnapping was anonymous.
01:32
Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
01:35
8-1-1.
01:37
11.
01:39
Yeah, we check the alley.
01:40
There's nobody in any of these vehicles.
01:41
Nobody's outside.
01:42
Voice got on callback.
01:43
You can make this a 19 voice for now.
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Location mentioned:
W 64th Pl, Chicago, IL 60638
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