Robbery at Buckingham Fountain; suspects snatch chains


This audio reports a robbery near Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Two suspects on bicycles tried to snatch chains from people and fled; the incident occurred at 501 South Columbus Drive.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
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Transcript:
00:00So hold on a second.00:07Who had the robbery earlier with the guy in his chain?00:13There's a fire boy.00:15He said he left the location.00:17Oh, great.00:18Well, it looks like now it's...00:22They tried it on another ride.00:24So anyways, 113, a robbery just occurred at the Buckingham fountain now.00:28501 South Columbus.00:30We've got a couple male Hispanics on bicycles trying to yank chains off people's necks and fled.00:36One's got a white shirt and shorts.00:39One's got a colored shirt and shorts.00:41I believe one bike was blue, one was white,00:45and the victim's going to be standing by wearing a white t-shirt and gray pants.00:52All right.
00:00
So hold on a second.
00:07
Who had the robbery earlier with the guy in his chain?
00:13
There's a fire boy.
00:15
He said he left the location.
00:17
Oh, great.
00:18
Well, it looks like now it's...
00:22
They tried it on another ride.
00:24
So anyways, 113, a robbery just occurred at the Buckingham fountain now.
00:28
501 South Columbus.
00:30
We've got a couple male Hispanics on bicycles trying to yank chains off people's necks and fled.
00:36
One's got a white shirt and shorts.
00:39
One's got a colored shirt and shorts.
00:41
I believe one bike was blue, one was white,
00:45
and the victim's going to be standing by wearing a white t-shirt and gray pants.
00:52
All right.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
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