Man armed with knife on cta bus near cermak and cicero, Cicero IL
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, a man with a knife was seen on a CTA bus near Cermak and Cicero. Earlier, he tried to stab a staff member of Alderman Hopkins near Division and Cicero. Police are searching for the suspect on the bus.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
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01:15
Transcript:
00:00
I'm sorry. I'm just getting a call from Alderman Hopkins that a male with a bald haircut,
00:09
sweat shirt on, with blue and white shorts,
00:13
with a knife is on Cicero Bus, I'm sorry, is on CTA Bus 8616.
00:19
approaching Cermak and Cicero,
00:21
but apparently this incident happened in the 15th district as Cicero in division where he attempted to stab one of Alderman Hopkins' staff.
00:29
Can you send a Cicero a car there in order to see if they can locate this bus and identify this subject so we can take some police action?
00:40
We'll notify Cicero.
00:45
And their staff number didn't sit still and stay at Division or Chicago and Cicero, like you said he would.
00:54
The bus 8616, it happened at Division in Cicero, but about the bus is southbound as of right now on Cicero approaching Cermak.
01:04
So by now he's probably at, you know, who knows, 35th in Cicero.
01:11
(number withheld).
01:12
We'll notify this roll, get them the heads up just in case.
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Location mentioned:
Cermak/Cicero, Cicero, IL 60804
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