Investigation on suspicious male at CTA station, Chicago IL

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/6/2025 10:12 PM

87th, 15 W 87th St, Chicago, IL 60620

Officers are investigating a suspicious male at the CTA Red Line station near 47th Street. The male was reported about 10 to 15 minutes prior to the call. He wore a hat, blue sweater, and vest. It is not clear if he left on the train or exited the station. Authorities are reviewing station cameras to locate the individual.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13

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Transcript:

00:00

7301 Sam, on the zone and the Diddy, capture any of this?

00:05

7301, Sam.

00:08

Yeah, we're trying to play it back right now.

00:11

Did they say it happened on the train?

00:15

Yeah, it happened to a train.

00:16

10 to 15 minutes ago.

00:20

I didn't catch that.

00:27

I have about 10 or 15 minutes to go on the train.

00:30

All right, we're relying on you cameras.

00:36

Time four, thank you.

00:37

Three, five.

00:38

Can you show us at the red line on 47?

00:40

Sound four.

00:46

Okay, five.

00:48

Two-five. Two-five.

00:54

I'm just going to say that's on the support, concourse.

00:59

And it was a male (race withheld),

01:01

(skin color withheld),

01:02

he had a hat and blue sweater and vest.

01:10

All right, all I hear was a male (race withheld) with a hat and a black vest.

01:17

Blue 992 and a blue vest.

01:18

Blue neck and a blue vest.

01:24

All right, ten-four.

01:30

I'm too far as we know if he took off on the train or about the station?

01:36

There again, sir.

01:39

Could the offender flee on the train or did he leave the station?

01:43

Yeah, don't come back on the train without blitz off on the train.

01:51

Alright, 2.5, did we have to hit the picture about?

02:00

2.5, it didn't copy.

02:01

Can you try again? There's a lot of noise in the background.

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