Man waving lighter mistaken for knife near Harlem and Irving, Norridge IL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to reports of a man with a knife near Irving Park and Harlem. On arrival, officers determined the man was holding a lighter and appeared to be in psychological distress while standing in traffic. The situation was treated as a well-being check.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
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03:5
Transcript:
00:00
Unit 1016 on the citywide, we got a person with a knife at Irving Park and Harlem.
00:04
Harlem and Irving.
00:05
Coming over to tell us to follow no further information at this moment.
00:08
District 16, is that one clear?
00:14
All right, for the person with a knife, Irving Park and Harlem, we get a male wearing dark clothing standing in the middle of the street with a knife.
00:26
Sixteen thirty-one.
00:29
Thirty-one, that's right.
00:33
Anybody nearby that want to pick a ride with 16 thirty-one? Press for the nine for Irving and Harlem.
00:39
Sixty-three shows going.
00:46
Sixteen thirty-two, you show us one.
00:49
All right.
00:55
Wait, two 274.
00:58
Two 274. Sixteen 33.
01:06
Sixteen 33.
01:10
Sixteen 33, get your truck going.
01:14
Thirty three to send you a box.
01:20
Three five, be double 32.
01:28
All right, three two.
01:29
I got you going too.
01:36
Hey, on the board in 17, in the backlog, I got a fire ticket near North Central Park for a fire inside an apartment unit.
01:44
Looks like truck 38 is still on scene.
01:46
I have two missing who have not returned.
01:48
Still on the board pending in 17.
01:51
In the backlog 349 on the clock.
01:53
Thirteen.
01:54
Six one three.
01:57
Hold on, it's not a knife, it's a lighter.
02:03
All right, we're going to slow down for the person with a knife for Irving Park and Harlem.
02:06
If you're on our scene, please slow it down.
02:09
It's also coming in right now for a well-being check for a male standing in the middle of traffic wearing all black.
02:16
Waving his hands and yelling.
02:23
Thirteen.
02:26
Thirteen.
02:28
Can I get the end of that call, please?
02:32
Seven four for a psych eval.
02:37
Four and feeling pain.
02:45
Sunflower with yellow line rolling, urban home.
02:55
Thirteen, if you can get any more units.
02:59
Any of us responding to the person with a knife or the park in Harlem? You got it.
03:04
If you're not on scene.
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Location mentioned:
IL-19 & N Harlem Ave, Norridge, IL 60706
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