Investigation of phone ping near retirement home, Chicago IL


Officials are investigating a phone signal ping near a retirement home on Ashland Ave. No identifying information or name was obtained from the phone, which is now turned off. Follow-up efforts include sharing the phone number with the retirement home to check if it belongs to a resident or nearby individual.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 02
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Transcript:
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My supervisor listened to the call to try to get more information and did not. That's where the cell tower is pinging and we have absolutely no other info. Her phone is currently off now.
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99. 99.
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923.
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1923. 1923.
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14 Paul is all secure.
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All secure.
00:31
All right, 10-4.
00:32
Next on your beat is an auto accident at Sheridan and Irving. Could you see bus 4-018?
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No injuries, just paper there.
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Sheridan at Irving.
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No, no.
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Thank you.
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9-10.
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9-2-10.
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When the Supervisor tried calling back, what was the phone number was attached to a name? Because there's a retirement home on Ashland right around the corner.
01:02
Might be coming from there.
01:05
No, no name. We couldn't get any Ellie at all.
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Can you send the number over to my box and I'll show that to the retirement home on Ashland and see if they haven't connected anybody in other rooms?
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Yes, here it comes.
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Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL
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