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Suspicious intoxicated person reported on trainChicago IL

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audio iconSuspicious Activity
Union Station, Chicago, IL

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a suspicious intoxicated person with a beard wearing a blue jacket on a Metra train arriving at Union Station in Chicago. The caller reported the person appeared intoxicated and was staring at passengers while holding their bag but did not want to speak to police.

Audio|Heard on: Woodford IL Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:8
Transcript:
00:00
Max Center got an alert on the MetraCops app for train number (number withheld) that's going to be pulling into the station right now.
00:08
We had (name withheld) advising there was a suspicious person wearing a blue jacket with a beard.
00:15
They advised the person was drinking and looking suspiciously by staring at people and holding onto them.
00:19
To their book bag, that train is arriving at Union Station now.
00:24
The caller did not want to speak to police.
00:28
All right, so we're going to call Amtrak just to make them aware.
00:31
Have one of our units head that way.
00:38
Sorry, can you send nine that it was coming up with static and breaking up? What was going on at Union Station?
00:45
80 is for train number (number withheld).
00:48
Was just pulling into the station.
00:50
We had a person advise that they thought someone was suspicious on the train.
00:54
It was a person with a beard, wearing a blue jacket.
00:58
Caller just advised the person was drinking and looking suspicious by staring at people and holding onto their bag.
01:05
The caller did not want to speak to police, just thought this person was suspicious.

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Location mentioned:
Union Station, Chicago, IL
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