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Attempted robbery at Family Dollar on West 51st StChicago IL

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Near W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60632

A man in his 40s, dressed in all black and armed with a gun, tried to rob a Family Dollar store near West 51st Street. No items were stolen. The suspect fled northbound through the west alley of Western Avenue. It is not known if he entered a vehicle after fleeing.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
02:17
Transcript:
00:00
I don't see why you'd once again, robbery just occurred, robbery just occurred over the family.
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near West 51st Street,
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near West 51 Street,
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male, (race withheld), 40 years old, wearing an all black jacket, black pants,
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with a gun attempts robbery, left, no further, night just a cell 13.
00:23
They get available text, I write on this robbery just occurred, or temporary over just a dollar tree. I'm sorry, $70. $70.
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$7.00.
00:35
You can throw it over.
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You can throw it over. You come a little away.
00:40
Sixty boy, control is going. They're just letting a car on foot.
00:45
They weren't quite clear.
00:49
Take out 60 radio. Who's the other one, I'm sorry?
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Trolley, control is on it.
01:04
60 Boy, can you drop it?
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Come here away.
01:13
931. 331. 31?
01:17
Hey Scott, can you show us going to USC to check on the other victims from the auto accident on 35th and shields?
01:28
Okay, far. Thank you boy for a quick question.
01:37
Go ahead.
01:41
It's going to be male (race withheld), wearing all black,
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approximately mid-40s. This happened about 15 minutes ago. He didn't take anything, but he fled northbound in the west alley of western.
01:55
It's unknown if he got into a car or not after that.
02:02
All right, from the temp robbery, from the family dollar near West 51st Street, it's going to be a male (race withheld) man 40s, wearing all black split into the west alley,
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northbound of Western.
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I don't know if you hopped into a car.

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Near W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60632

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