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Robbery on southbound train near 47th streetChicago IL

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W 47th St, Chicago, IL

A man threatened a woman with a gun and robbed her on a southbound train near 47th Street. The suspect wore a green coat, black pants, and white shoes, and fled east from the station around 11:25 a.m.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
Listen to dispatch call
03:8
Transcript:
00:00
Black male, last thing wearing a green jacket and a hood covering his head.
00:08
Caller states she was robbed with an indication of a gun.
00:16
24.
00:19
924. 924.
00:21
Anybody that could meet me over on the Red Line?
00:27
21 in route.
00:30
21 is in route.
00:32
21 is in route.
00:37
15.
00:40
915.
00:44
That was not successful getting it from under the bridge, so he's going to have to call a towing company.
00:50
I'm going to head into 9 and do this report.
00:57
31.
01:01
31.
01:02
Care from that, assist.
01:04
Can they get lunch tonight?
01:06
Yulee coming in?
01:14
7301 Sam.
01:17
7301 Sam.
01:19
Yeah, you got that robbery from Red Line 47th, right?
01:24
Acknowledged.
01:26
Yeah, it looks like it was on a southbound train.
01:29
I'm trying to get the car number.
01:30
A good description was a 5554 for the train car number.
01:35
It looks like he had a black mask,
01:37
green coat, black pants, and white shoes.
01:40
I'm trusting you which way he flew.
01:49
935.
01:51
935.
01:52
935.
01:53
Sorry if I can I get an ambulance over here? I got two passengers in a bus that need an ambulance.
02:03
104. Is it bus 8221?
02:10
Yes, 8220.
02:14
104, which way are you all facing?
02:18
We're eastbound, so we're on the east side of last one.
02:27
924.
02:33
Can you... A morning gram card.
02:40
104, start... for 924.
02:44
920, I'm seeing it.
02:45
What did it happen? In a train or on a pilot?
02:54
He fled per 7301, Sam, eastbound from the station at about 1125 hours.
03:04
Per 7301, Sam, he ran eastbound from the station at about 1125 hours.

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Location mentioned:
W 47th St, Chicago, IL
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Incident Timeline

  1. Further Mask Description
  2. Suspect Fled Eastbound
  3. Incident Occurred on Southbound Train
  4. Robbery Involved Indication of a Gun
  5. Suspect Description Broadcast
  6. Victim Description Provided
  7. Robbery Occurs at Rail Line

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