Man armed with knife on cta bus near cermak and cicero, Cicero IL
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, a man with a knife was seen on a CTA bus near Cermak and Cicero. Earlier, he tried to stab a staff member of Alderman Hopkins near Division and Cicero. Police are searching for the suspect on the bus.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
Listen to dispatch call
01:15
Transcript:
00:00
I'm sorry. I'm just getting a call from Alderman Hopkins that a male with a bald haircut,
00:09
sweat shirt on, with blue and white shorts,
00:13
with a knife is on Cicero Bus, I'm sorry, is on CTA Bus 8616.
00:19
approaching Cermak and Cicero,
00:21
but apparently this incident happened in the 15th district as Cicero in division where he attempted to stab one of Alderman Hopkins' staff.
00:29
Can you send a Cicero a car there in order to see if they can locate this bus and identify this subject so we can take some police action?
00:40
We'll notify Cicero.
00:45
And their staff number didn't sit still and stay at Division or Chicago and Cicero, like you said he would.
00:54
The bus 8616, it happened at Division in Cicero, but about the bus is southbound as of right now on Cicero approaching Cermak.
01:04
So by now he's probably at, you know, who knows, 35th in Cicero.
01:11
(number withheld).
01:12
We'll notify this roll, get them the heads up just in case.
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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:
Cermak/Cicero, Cicero, IL 60804
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