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Police respond to man with bats near dollar storeChicago IL

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W 62nd Pl & S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60629

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a man armed with two baseball bats threatening people near a dollar store at 62nd Place and Kedzie in Chicago. The man reportedly left the area before police arrived. No victims or suspects were located at the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
Listen to dispatch call
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Final Cats, Busy, assault in progress, 62nd Place and Kedzie.
00:04
Male is armed with two baseball bats making threats to people near the dollar store.
00:09
He’s wearing a black jacket and blue jeans, not before they’re zone 6.
00:17
831.
00:23
831.
00:24
And 835 on a backup?
00:28
35.
00:29
I need you guys to ride up on 23 speed, see if we have a guy armed with some baseball bats, 62nd Place and Kedzie, please.
00:36
Black jacket and blue jeans, swinging it around near the dollar store.
00:51
7.30. I’m sure you’re aware, but 732 Sandal in that crash with the CTA bus driver went to Holy Cross and he’s going to check on the passenger at UFC.
01:07
We have to make notifies on that.
01:11
7.30 copy. Also, show me over here or not 34.5.
01:17
712.
01:24
712.
01:26
T.
01:28
Shores want to area 2 to pick up a vehicle.
01:32
7.4.
01:35
825.
01:40
825.
01:44
Yes, but we stopped at 62nd Place and Kedzie, the dollar store.
01:50
Nobody from the store.
01:52
Nobody’s here.
01:53
The guy is gone with one of the citizens.
01:57
She said he’s not the guy, but then she left.
01:59
She’s sliding along the direction.
02:03
So you can slow down.
02:04
Okay.
02:06
19 boy on that guy with the bat?
02:10
Tenfold.
02:14
831 and 835, you copy that, 25 stop by there, there’s no guy with bats, coded out.

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Location mentioned:
W 62nd Pl & S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60629

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