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Robbery at Walgreens with off-duty officer drawing firearmChicago IL

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audio iconRobbery
S Avenue O, Chicago, IL 60617

According to the dispatch call, a robbery occurred at a Walgreens near 118th Street and Avenue O. An off-duty officer drew a firearm during the incident. The suspect, described as a male wearing a gray skullcap and jacket, fled eastbound in a gray vehicle. Police responded and apprehended the suspect nearby.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 08
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04:7
Transcript:
00:00
34 can you start rolling to the robbery that's occurred at the Walgreens near 118th Street and Avenue O female caller is calling saying that they were inside the Walgreens robbed via knife.
00:12
You got an off-duty inside, porter gun, this is not a urgent emergency.
00:16
Yes, then there's a male black, gray, skull cap, glasses, gray jacket, blue shirt, blue jeans.
00:21
He left eastbound on 118th in a gray vehicle.
00:25
David Young 116.0.
00:27
Nothing further.
00:28
Donate is clear.
00:31
All right. I'm coming from a higher and third.
00:34
10.
00:37
611. Can you show us assisting out on Evans?
00:43
611, 104, 620.
00:49
620. 620, is here clear?
00:51
Go ahead, 620.
00:53
I know we don't have any, uh, many affirmative cars up in series.
00:57
The wagon available, so you can have someone drive this car back to the station.
01:05
6.673 you still in the station?
01:14
411.
01:16
411.
01:17
Yeah,
01:18
I'm going to go into 6 the process of the roads.
01:24
It's time for. We got a affirmative unit that can drive in the car from 8-0 and Evans.
01:30
I got a placer road to stay at your unit here with me.
01:37
411, you said you got somebody to drive it?
01:41
Yeah, there's a lot of six-fistrate officers get a real favor right now.
01:48
Okay, 620, you copy?
01:51
620. We're just going to have one of the officers here, park his car on the street,
01:55
and we'll bring him back.
01:57
I'll have someone bring him back and get his truck cars.
02:05
6'10.
02:09
610, go ahead, sir.
02:12
If you mark myself 23 pointing up in here.
02:16
24.
02:20
620, just put those event numbers on my box.
02:23
I'll notate that point in session.
02:30
That's 23 and 10, pointing in attendance.
02:32
The events will be on the box.
02:34
Anybody in 6 is done for a little picks.
02:36
Please advise.
02:37
Let us know if you're up and available, please.
02:39
School car in 6 available.
02:45
676. 676, you're out, you ready to roll?
02:51
99.
02:52
A major suspicious person 7525 on Harvard.
02:56
You should say some male black.
02:57
Attempting to check out the multiple cars, he was checking a car doors he had on all black clothing in each last southbound from the school.
03:03
That's all I have you on to the area, please.
03:07
99.
03:10
620, 23 is going to be going in with the offender and 14 is going in with the vehicle.
03:16
Thanks all the units for their response, great job.
03:20
Thank you.
03:21
All right, thanks everyone that responded.
03:23
And you also said 614 because we got them on paper, so we'll put them over there.
03:28
411, address of custody looks like it's going to be 79-47 South Langley.
03:39
First unit is seen with 434 on that robbery that just occurred.
03:43
Please advise over Walgreens.
03:45
Any other units that are up and available? 471, you're back?
03:50
7-1, affirmative.
03:53
Can you head over that way or any other units that's up and available? They can swing over with 434 robbery.
03:58
The district occurred near 118th Street and Avenue O.
04:01
Over at the Walgreens, the female call off to the police.
04:04
States that it is not an urgent emergency, but she did pull a gun.

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S Avenue O, Chicago, IL 60617

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