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Man with machete threatens couple on sidewalk

Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
00:30
00:00
Sixteen 20 . Adam, has anybody made contact with that couple that he was walking behind with a machete?
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N Sioux Ave & N McAlpin Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
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Officers discuss a report of a man walking behind a couple while carrying a machete. The caller said the couple turned around, saw the man, and he told them to keep walking if they wanted to stay alive. Police are trying to confirm whether the couple themselves called or if the report came from a third party.

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