Male tries to break into house near South Union Ave, Chicago IL

Burglary

Reported: 11/5/2025 10:14 AM

Near S Union Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

Police responded to a report of a male trying to break into a house near South Union Avenue. The man was seen carrying a black book bag with tools and attempting to pry open the door with a screwdriver. He was last seen heading southbound on Union Street.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13

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Transcript:

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15 takes you right back where you just left. A suspicious person, near South Union.

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Suspicious male wearing all black clothing, black book bag with tools in the front of it, trying to break into that location.

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Can I get one shot? 2139, South Archer.

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9-11 for the backup?

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9-11.

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Could you allow with EMS to Kelly High School, 4136, California?

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Male, 17 years evade, is under the influence of unknown substance.

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Fires requesting police.

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Okay, I am.

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Thank you much to my brief.

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Armitette 4664-6-0 payment.

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Backtime.

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910. We're going on the call at 1415.

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Time for.

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Can you show me right on, you'll get...

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On Union, time for.

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910 giving a disregard of course.

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910 giving a disregard for the suspicious person, near South Union.

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I thought there's a complaint that this is supposed to be a male, about 30 years old with a mustache.

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I have no clothing description, but he has a book bag that he's wearing on the front,

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in front,

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and he says that he had a screwdriver in his hand and he was fiddling with his front door.

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All right, and I'm sorry, did he give a direction of like? Southbound on Union, so I'm going to take a look.

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All right, cell phone on Union, time for him.

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