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Police search for suspicious man near school playgroundDowners Grove IL

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School St, Downers Grove, IL

Police are searching near a school playground for a suspicious man described as a white male aged 20-30, thin build, long hair, wearing a purple tie-dye shirt with a black logo and denim jeans or shorts. Children reported hepossibly had something black in his pocket with his hand on it.

Audio|Source: DuPage County DUCOMM Police 1S, 3S, 7S
05:29
Transcript:
00:00
All right, I just want to confirm, Paul 3, were you taking the call at Maine and the tracks in?
00:05
I know.
00:06
I'm heading to the threat call or whatever it came out of.
00:10
Okay.
00:14
Was there a bicycle unit down at the main in Burlington?
00:20
Yeah, seven.
00:22
Did you ever find that, lady?
00:25
Yeah, I talked to her. No issue. You can clear another.
00:33
Have a few good.
00:36
Tim.
00:42
All 31, I'm in contact with the complainant,
00:45
long pants, long hair, purple shirt with a logo on the front. I'm going to be heading to school.
00:51
10 for.
00:57
31, I'm getting worried he might be on the playground.
01:01
Here?
01:04
Yeah, it was a...
01:07
Clear for a mineral.
01:12
Seven South Units, all the emergency radio traffic listening secure.
01:19
Got nothing showing on the playground yet.
01:23
Never.
01:28
That's for information, I got the information from like multiple kids, so there's probably some legitimacy to this.
01:46
Paul 7 from 31, can you check east of here?
01:51
Maybe you got through the tree line or something.
01:53
Check east of here over there on Washington.
01:59
You copy. Let me get that description one more time.
02:03
I was told, male white with long hair,
02:07
purple shirt,
02:08
with a logo on it,
02:11
and a big nose.
02:12
There was supposed to be another officer that making contact made to get further details over, I just got three details from the complaint over there.
02:25
So I'm going to notify a good smear in the hospital.
02:30
All right, thank you.
02:35
16 units, we're on for 1060.
02:38
31 just for information I asked the kids about any vehicle information and they were they were not able to provide anything they don't know if it came in a fire or not
02:53
care what's not before I'm in row stuff I'm in row stuff I train them
03:05
If you're on the fall of good Sam Love, no there's going to be a drone up.
03:12
Virginia's copymaker in case reckless driver driver green trails drive in green road green road and green road and green trail drives leicine head to eastbound it's going to be a white Jeep grand Cherokee unknown 28 driving at a high rate of speed again it's going to be a white Jeep grand Cherokee last seen head to eastbound from green and green trails unknown 28th driving at a high rate of speed no complaints be signed do come clear at 1859
03:40
The 40 signal 9.
03:47
Down the northbound 55 ramp from southbound county line. Edward Paul is 56-231, Edward Paul 56231.
03:56
Edward Paul 56231. Upward.
04:01
And I stop.
04:06
Good.
04:12
7,400 blocker Ralph D3, 7,400 block Robp D3, Frank Sam, 3369 6, Frank Sam, 3369, and Sturm me a second.
04:24
We're out.
04:28
Louis, Bill and Paul Terry, he was at like 41st in Sterling. Oh,
04:32
weird.
04:35
All right, over there. I've been to the house before.
04:40
Just for 43 years. Maybe I have some of the fishes.
04:47
You can put me in the area of the... 10 o'clock.
04:51
...to.
04:54
2-4-1, just a little on the moral description.
04:57
A little white, 20 to 30, 5-9, thin-billed, long hair, wearing a purple tie-dye shirt with a black logo on the front and either denim jeans or shorts.
05:09
They never saw him holding a gun, but basically they saw something black sticking out of his pocket and he had his hand on it.
05:22
I'll get you an interest in a second, but it's on Sterling, first house north of 39 on the east side.

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