Suspect reportedly threatens worker with knife near Whole Foods, Chicago IL
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a possible disturbance near Chicago Avenue and State Street involving a report of a person with a knife. A caller claimed that a store employee at a Whole Foods location threatened them with a pocket knife. Officers later confirmed the situation had slowed and was cleared without further incident.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
Listen to dispatch call
02:7
Transcript:
00:00
Units on the citywide, we have a person with a knife at Chicago and State.
00:03
State and Chicago, (name withheld) says the employer Whole Foods threatened him with a pocket knife.
00:08
Female individual with short red hair.
00:41
They were trying to cancel that alarm and they called back, so everything's good.
00:59
If you can do ambulance eleven, they may be able to move.
01:28
The individual referred to as 'bucket boy' is at Washington and State, he's found.
01:42
I'm not getting an answer from (name withheld) at Whole Foods.
01:46
He claims an employee pulled the knife.
01:51
All right, slow it down.
02:02
Citywide units responded to the knife at State and Chicago.
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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:
W Chicago Ave & N State St, Chicago, IL 60610
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