Possible battery reported on CTA train near Lake St, Chicago IL
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AssaultAs discussed during the dispatch call, police and transit authorities responded to a possible battery in progress on a CTA train near West Lake Street in Chicago. The incident may have involved a person attempting to physically assault a CTA employee. No weapons were reported, and trains continued to operate normally during the response.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
Listen to dispatch call
02:38
Transcript:
00:00
12121. Yeah, now they're calling back, which is, listen, ironic, but 1214 for the assist.
00:05
Battery in progress, near West Lake, please.
00:07
CTA is calling this one in also.
00:09
A (description withheld) is trying to physically assault a CTA employee on a rail car (number withheld).
00:14
Offender is wearing a brown sweater, gray and blue jogging pants, no weapons.
00:21
(number withheld).
00:23
14, I'll show you rolling from the station, copy?
00:34
Twelve twenty-four squad, put me on that job.
00:37
Four.
00:43
One
00:47
212. Good morning, ma'am.
00:54
Can you also put me on that job?
00:57
All right, ten four.
01:03
All right, units at twelve and citywide.
01:05
This came in as a battery in progress near West Lake, CTA called it in.
01:08
A (description withheld) trying to physically assault the CTA employees.
01:11
The 3rd rail car (number withheld); offender in a brown sweater, gray and blue jogging pants.
01:15
No weapons were seen.
01:16
This is zone three number twelve.
01:23
Twelve oh two Sam.
01:25
Oh two Sam.
01:28
Squad, this is units responding over to Ashland and Lake.
01:32
Don't get her going over there.
01:33
Trains have been coming and going, and there's nothing going on on the platform as we can see here.
01:38
Yeah, I don't know.
01:39
CTA is doing, but yeah, don't get her going over there.
01:42
What she says, trains are coming and going, so.
01:46
Yeah, and the call did come in from CTA, so.
01:53
24, show me what the scenes were out there.
01:57
Okay, it's.
02:02
Can you show me on scene?
02:06
Who's on scene?
02:09
(number withheld).
02:10
23, okay.
02:17
All right, ten four.
02:25
Go (number withheld).
02:31
You can slow it down over here.
02:34
Down for near West Lake.
02:37
Slow it down. Perfect.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Ashland, 1601 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607
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