Thermal Search and Detainment Near 53rd & LaSalle Railroad Tracks

Summary: Chicago Police conducted a coordinated ground and aerial search using heat signature detection to locate a person near 53rd Street and LaSalle, west of the railroad tracks. Officers were guided by aerial units to a vacant lot and surrounding shrubbery, with multiple references to a billboard, telephone pole, and a single tree as landmarks. One individual was detained after being found laying on the ground. Further heat signatures were investigated, but no additional persons were found. The search concluded after confirming no further threats or individuals in the area.