Police detain suspects after armed robbery on Birchwood Avenue, Chicago IL
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RobberyAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a report of an armed robbery near Birchwood Avenue in Chicago. Suspects reportedly changed clothes and tried to flee when they saw arriving officers. Officers later detained two suspects near California and Pratt. The victim, located near West Farwell Avenue, was contacted for a show-up identification.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
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05:54
Transcript:
00:00
Four hundred and two Sam.
00:02
Four hundred and two Sam.
00:05
They changed clothes, walked out.
00:07
But as soon as they saw the tag car out there, they ran back inside.
00:12
All right, units for that robbery just occurred.
00:15
They changed clothes.
00:17
As soon as they seen the tag cars, they ran back inside.
00:24
Do we have a new description on the clothes?
00:33
New description.
00:37
Looks like one has a gray hoodie, black jacket,
00:40
grayish blue pants.
00:43
The other one has a purple hoodie with white writing on it, black pants.
00:50
The same purple hoodie from yesterday.
00:58
All right, one offender, gray hoodie, black jacket, gray and blue pants.
01:02
The other has a purple hoodie, white writing on it with black pants.
01:10
They're back out of the building heading eastbound.
01:16
They exited the building heading east bound.
01:24
We got eyes on them.
01:28
You got eyes?
01:34
For first one or what?
01:39
Last one to go again.
01:43
Was that east from Birchwood?
01:47
Which direction?
01:49
There's plenty of units there now.
01:55
There are two detained here.
02:13
All right, acknowledged.
02:47
Can you do a callback to the victim of these robberies? See if they can get in touch with (name withheld) for a show up.
03:13
All right, units responding to the Birchwood robbery.
03:18
You can go ahead and take a disregard.
03:40
What's the victim's address?
04:19
Near West Farwell.
04:24
Near West Farwell is the victim's address.
04:30
Let's call (name withheld) to get ready and send a car to pick them up for the show up.
04:45
We'll keep the suspects where they are and have someone pick up the victim over there.
04:54
Stay where you are with the offenders.
04:56
We'll go pick up the victim.
05:35
Can I get a unit at the scene to go pick up the victim?
05:46
We'll go pick up the victim.
05:53
We'll notify (name withheld).
Disclaimer:
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 Birchwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60645
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