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Caller falsely reports robbery for faster police responseChicago IL

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Alley, Chicago, IL 60607

A person called 911 to report that a truck was blocking an alley. Later, the caller falsely claimed to have been robbed at a nearby gas station to get a faster police response.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
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Transcript:
00:00
the guy who's complaining about the truck in the alley,
00:03
was his name (name withheld)?
00:09
The caller is different from the person that was in the front desk.
00:18
Okay.
00:25
(number withheld).
00:27
(number withheld).
00:30
What's the number?
00:34
That number is (number withheld), (number withheld). (number withheld).
00:45
(number withheld) for information?
00:50
(number withheld).
00:51
So somebody called back about this truck in the alley and he actually went to the Citgo and said he was robbed because he wanted a faster response than apparently that we're getting him because of the truck blocking the alley.
01:07
Just FYI.

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Location mentioned:
Alley, Chicago, IL 60607

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Incident Timeline

  1. Police Respond to New Location
  2. Second Report: Truck Blocking Garage
  3. Alley and Garage Check
  4. Follow-up and Instructions
  5. Robbery Reported at Gas Station
  6. Request for Callback
  7. Initial Premise Check

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