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Person threatened with extortion via textChicago IL

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audio iconAssault
N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported that a person was receiving extortion threats via text from someone met through a dating app. The suspect might be in an IKEA hatchback near North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
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00:23
Transcript:
00:00
Can you see (name withheld) a phone progress that came in us near North Kedzie? He lives in the basement.
00:06
I'll get you back up.
00:08
(Name withheld) received an imminent threat, receiving a text from (name withheld), who lives in the 19th district, met him on a dating app, and he's trying to extort money from him, making threats to (name withheld) as well.
00:21
He thinks the suspect is in an IKEA hatchback.

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Location mentioned:
N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

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