Transit staff assaulted at Garfield station, Chicago IL

Assault

Reported: 11/7/2025 07:59 AM

Garfield Red Line Station, Chicago, IL 60609

A woman pushed a CTA station staff member at the Garfield Red Line station in Chicago and fled northbound on a train. Transit police were notified and a search was initiated.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

220 Garfield, Garfield is the red line.

00:03

CTA called in about a female in the mezzanine level.

00:06

Pushed a CTA station staff member.

00:10

It says she's still there.

00:11

They gave us no clothing description.

00:14

Citywide once said they didn't have any mass transit units to respond.

00:23

24-9, huh.

00:30

1-935, copy? 35-9.

00:34

35-9. 913,

00:41

I'm sorry, 911[1].

00:43

911[1].

00:45

9.11. 11.

00:48

A disturbance call, near Campbell.

00:51

Male caller with a thick accent.

00:53

I guess the call taker's having trouble understanding him.

00:57

Said he had a problem with a lady.

01:02

Sounds like me.

01:03

I don't know.

01:04

All right, if anyone else is close, near Campbell for some kind of disturbance.

01:13

21.

01:15

21?

01:18

I need to turn it over.

01:20

Okay, thanks.

01:21

911[1].

01:23

911[1].

01:26

Well, out here, nobody's flying it's done.

01:28

You got a call back by chance?

01:35

I'll take a code if you don't see them.

01:38

Thank you, boy.

01:40

All right, thank you much.

01:46

911[1], can you prepare on Garfield?

01:50

914, time for.

01:57

935. 35.

01:59

35.

02:02

Yeah,

02:04

you keep notified the transit authority police.

02:08

Let her know that she jumped on the train.

02:11

She went northbound, she's heavyset.

02:14

She's number one,

02:16

Wearing black top, black pants, and white shoes.

02:26

Okay. All right, that offender went north on the train.

02:29

Female, 5'11.

02:31

Black top, black pants, white shoes, wanted for battery.

Police codes explained

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[1]

911: 911 hang-up / disconnect

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