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Woman threatens CTA worker with knife on Red Line platformChicago IL

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Garfield, 220 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609

A woman carrying a knife threatened a public transit employee on the Red Line platform near Garfield Blvd. She was described as wearing a white jacket and black pants and held a food bag during the incident.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
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Transcript:
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Now, if you're going to hold off on that parker, I have a person with a knife on the red line and there's no mass transit units to take it.
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Near Garfield Blvd.
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Woman wearing a white jacket, black pants, carrying food bag, armed with a knife, threatened a CTA worker.
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Lasting on the platform, the train was stopped.
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All right, I guess 73 is 32, okay, we heard you, 7301 Sam is watching the cameras and says she's still in the middle of the platform.
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Same description, white coat, black pants, black shoes, with a black and blue hoodie underneath.

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Location mentioned:
Garfield, 220 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609

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