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Arson suspect arrested inside Midway Airport

Heard on: Cook IL Law Dispatch Group Calls
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You might have gone up if the opposite elevator.
audio iconFire & Arson
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), 5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
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Airport officers tracked a person in an orange sweatshirt and gray sweatpants through the terminal at Midway Airport and detained the person near door one by the ticketing area. Radio traffic later confirms that the detained person is wanted in connection with an arson that occurred earlier that morning. Officers coordinate transport and request an aviation supervisor to meet them to sign a complaint.

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