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Suspicious person seen near South Merrimac AvenueChicago IL

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S Merrimac Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

As discussed during the dispatch call, police received a report of a man wearing a jacket, black backpack, and dark denim walking in an alley near South Merrimac Avenue and looking through garbage cans.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
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Transcript:
Eight eleven, a suspicious person near South Merrimac reported by an anonymous caller. Male in a jacket, black backpack, and dark denim walking northbound in the alley looking around at garbage cans.

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Location mentioned:
S Merrimac Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

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