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Man threatened to have gun near Orange Line trainChicago IL

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Western Orange Line Station, Chicago, IL 60609

A man wearing a black ski mask threatened a caller near the Orange Line at Western. He implied he had a gun in his black carry-on bag before boarding a train headed to the Loop. No weapon was seen during the incident.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
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Transcript:
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923 units in 9 city wagon report of an assault occurred from the Orange Line at Western near S Western was a male Hispanic with a black ski mask
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No closing description, threatened the caller, said he had a switch on him in his bag. The offender had his hand on a black carry-on bag.
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He entered the train headed into the loop.
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No weapon was seen. It was just implied made a verbal threat that he had a gun on him, nothing further.

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Location mentioned:
Western Orange Line Station, Chicago, IL 60609
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