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Woman assaults security guard during shoplifting at Walgreens, Chicago IL

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Near S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60619

A woman attempted shoplifting at a Walgreens and assaulted a security guard. A man with her tried to hit the guard with a hammer. Both fled on a bus.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 08
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Transcript:
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Just 23. Gresham to 3. Is you calling me a 4? 23, you cut out. You're going to go where? Personal and 6. 104, ma'am. For the unit 6, there was a battery that occurred over at Walgreens, 8628 Cottage, Staff.
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manager, no name, Paul. They did a female black, a brown jacket. That was shoplifting, battered that security guard. Also, the mail that she was with tried hitting the security guard with a hammer. The offenders jumped on a bus. We don't know which way. Direction of flight is unknown. 862A. Cottage. 32 after lunch, and then you go talk to the employees at Walgway 632.

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Near S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60619

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