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Reported robbery found to be shoplifting incident

Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
03:11
00:00
Hey, I got a robbery in progress on Red Line at Berwyn.
audio iconTheft
W Berwyn Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
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Police received a report of a robbery in progress near the Berwyn Red Line station in Chicago. The caller said his friend was being robbed, and officers were sent to the scene. The caller later phoned back and explained that his friend had actually been caught shoplifting and was not being robbed, and that police assistance was not needed. Security was reported to be holding an adult male shoplifting suspect wearing an ankle monitor.

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