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Man detained carrying a butter knife on North AvenueChicago IL

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North Ave, Chicago, IL

Police received a report of a man walking eastbound on North Avenue near Harding and Avers carrying a knife. Officers found the man wearing a black t-shirt and shorts holding a butter knife. The knife was taken from him without further incident.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Tom of Casillas, Vige. We get a call the person with a knife north of Harding, Hardin, and North Avenue.
00:05
There's a male with a knife.
00:06
He's walking, eastbound, male spandick, wearing all black. We got nothing further.
00:16
104. 2534.
00:20
2534. 253-1, we have that way off.
00:22
All right, 31, 34 are you going as well up?
00:27
Yes, your majesty.
00:33
2533. 2533.
00:35
3-3. 3-3.
00:40
How's that, Rachel?
00:42
Okay, 10-4[1].
00:48
Austin 11, so we show us what you're going with 13.
00:51
11, okay, 104.
00:58
25 votes to Sam, Sam.
01:00
25 votes to Sam.
01:03
All right, the subject appears to be zebra case, and he looks like he's walking east on the North Avenue, approaching Avers,
01:11
North Avenue on the south side of the street.
01:14
Male Hispanic, black t-shirt, black shorts, knife and a knife in hand.
01:19
All right, black t-shirt, black shorts, approach your avers, has a knife in his hand.
01:23
He's all on the south side of the street.
01:29
And if I had that possible, zebra.
01:35
Double to five, can you show me going to another.
01:38
All right, ten-four.
01:44
2530, throw that person with a knife chop on my box, please.
01:48
10-4[1].
01:49
2534, I don't see a knife in this guy's hand.
01:57
He's just walking.
01:59
All right, thirty-four doesn't see a knife, he's just walking.
02:06
35,
02:08
yeah, we're here at Northern Hamlin. We see him, uh, no, does not look like he has nice, but yeah, definitely a zebra.
02:16
10 4.
02:22
5, 3, 5, yeah, you know what, it was a butter knife.
02:26
So, uh, yeah, we got it away from us.
02:29
All right, 35, says it's a butter knife they got it away from him.
02:33
Just slow go ahead here.
02:36
All right, slow it down. The other units respond and take a slowdown.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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