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Suspicious persons try to grab purses on Red Line trainChicago IL

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47th, 220 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609

Suspicious persons on the Red Line near 47th Street tried to grab purses from passengers on the train. The group included several males and one female. The train has since left the station and the individuals are no longer on the train.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
01:46
Transcript:
00:00
NIST-9-Nine, Suspicious persons, Red Line 47, near West 47th Street, the female collars, and there's 4 male, black, and male, Hispanic, jumping on and off the train trying to grab people's purses.
00:09
Nothing further, is one there,
00:10
can't you clear? 9-1-5.
00:17
9-15, can go with two-five, please.
00:20
10-4[1].
00:22
9-3-1.
00:26
931.
00:33
931.
00:35
Drop this generic in the box, 4859 softball line on the basement.
00:39
Caller says she keeps hearing strange noises in her apartment or someone's at her door.
00:44
The one she lives, no one's there.
00:48
10-4[1]. 10-4.
00:49
Can you call her call.
00:55
Can you?
00:57
10-4[1].
01:03
Go to Sam 4-4.
01:05
Oh, too, Sam.
01:08
Yeah, the train, it was holding that 47, just pulled out.
01:17
All right, 10-4[1]-4-2 is not there anymore.
01:21
No, I'm headed out of cell phone.
01:26
All right, tell you, this one of that suspicious person on the red line.
01:29
It trains not there anymore.
01:35
Both your center as well, I just pulled in just now, it's not the same train.
01:39
We're talking about.
01:43
Sounds fine, the train I just pulled in now, it's not the same train.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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47th, 220 W 47th St, Chicago, IL 60609

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