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Man in police vest suspected of impersonating officer

Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
00:19
00:00
Suspicious person, (number withheld) South Canal Street for a male black ski cap, black pants, black shirt with a police vest hanging in the vestibule area saying he's just security and he wants to know why he has a vest that says police.
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S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60607
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Officers are sent to a location near South Canal Street for a report of a man wearing a police vest. The man is dressed in dark clothing and a ski cap, standing in a vestibule area. He claims he is security, but someone at the scene questions why his vest says “police” and suspects he may be impersonating an officer.

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