About 50 Cars Drag Racing Near Kedzie and Archer, Chicago IL


About 50 cars were drag racing near Kedzie and Archer avenues in Chicago, causing traffic disruption. Police units responded to manage the situation. Camera surveillance at the location was not operational. Traffic slowed down as the drag racing dispersed toward Ashland.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
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Transcript:
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922 getting one ticket of drag racers at Kedzie and Archer.
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The caller was transferred in. He said that there are 50 cars drag racing and one squad car needs help clearing them out of the flow of traffic, but I don't see anyone over there on my map.
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And only one call.
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10.4,
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thanks. Do I have any units that might not have the GPS on that are at Kedzie and Archer?
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Okay.
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22. No, there's no one from 8 over there either and they don't have any calls on their board.
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I already checked. But 22, just let me know. Thank you.
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10.4.
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964, there's a pod camera at Kedzie and Archer. What's the show?
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No, two, Sam.
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Camera doesn't work.
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Camera don't work. The camera don't work.
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You can give a slow down there, nobody out here?
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922 is given a slowdown Archer and Quddy for the drag racer slowdown.
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Archer and Ashland.
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All we're hearing is Archer and Ashland.
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Don't you allow here, Archer and Ashland.
01:35
Okay,
01:39
well who's over there?
01:43
Two-five, we're here.
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We're here. We're going southbound,
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Ashland. All right,
01:57
drag races are southbound, Ashland, from our church.
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