Man blocks escalator at Chicago Union Station, Chicago IL
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AssaultAccording to the dispatch call, a man in his 50s prevented people from using an escalator inside Chicago's Union Station, claiming it was his property. No weapons were seen. Authorities contacted Amtrak for assistance.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
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Transcript:
00:00
I have an assault in progress at Union Station.
00:03
Unit 1-19 City has Assault in Progress Union Station, near South Canal Union Station.
00:11
Citizen says that there's a man, 50 to 60 years old, yelling that people cannot enter and use an escalator, claiming it's his property, preventing access. No weapons observed.
00:28
Can we call Amtrak since it's inside Union Station? Maybe they can help us out.
00:37
Yeah.
00:39
I can. My partner will come back.
00:44
Acknowledged.
00:47
20-1-3.
00:52
1813. 1-8-1-3.
00:57
Good morning, someone is going to 944 or plus North Cabinator, the unit that's there, please.
01:04
Turnful.
01:09
Go check, you know,
01:15
there's a signal.
01:17
One o two, Sam.
01:21
Hello, two, Sam.
01:23
Okay,
01:25
so I called Amtrak.
01:27
They asked me a whole lot of questions.
01:29
But they want to know if we're sending someone as well,
01:32
but they said they'd have somebody look at it.
01:39
Okay, I just thought because of the escalator inside the station, they might be able to respond faster than we could.
01:46
All right, I have someone there unless you want to code it.
01:58
No, I'll just wait until somebody goes over there.
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Location mentioned:
Union Station, Chicago, IL
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