Unwanted person sleeping at train station

Heard on: Cook County IL Regional Law Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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County to Metro 37, unwanted subject.

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Go ahead, (name withheld).

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37, unwanted subject at the Cheltenham station, 3000 East 79th Street, 3000 East 79th Street at Cheltenham.

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It's called in by (name withheld). There's a male, black, wearing (description withheld) and (description withheld), sleeping by the ticket machine.

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He's been here for a while.

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He's possibly 1096, no weapons were seen.

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10-4, I'm 76.

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Sam, twenty-two, the message thirty-seven.

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Being that everybody's kind of down on something, let us know if you need any additional assistance.

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And also, have (name withheld) and I help you out with some views if they have any.

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Copy all of us.

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One five to county.

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One five, go ahead.

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I'm 23 to gate, seem to be operating fine.

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Can you see if any fingers in route or he's already in here?

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10-4, he's still in route at this time.

2026-11-12 13:48 UTC

Disturbance

E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60649

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to Cheltenham station near East 79th Street for a report of an unwanted person who appeared to be sleeping by a ticket machine. Radio traffic indicated the person may have been experiencing a mental health crisis, and no weapons were reported seen.