Possible explosion reported near Windsor Ave, Chicago IL
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a possible explosion near Windsor Avenue in Chicago. A caller reported hearing a loud noise and seeing two individuals leaving the area in a small silver SUV. Officers checked the area but found no power outages or further problems. The cause of the noise remains undetermined.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
Listen to dispatch call
02:50
Transcript:
00:00
Putting units in a 16 and citywide, we got an explosion near Windsor Ave.
00:05
Caller states she heard what sounded like an explosion west of the location, possibly the 5400 block of Windsor Ave.
00:10
Afterwards saw two individuals get into a small silver SUV going westbound on Windsor.
00:16
Nothing further.
00:17
Sixteen district, please.
00:23
Fifteen 30.
00:26
Thirty.
00:29
Well, he put that explosion off.
00:31
I saw it right over there.
00:36
Ten four. Do we have a 1610 tonight?
00:41
Negative.
00:48
Sixteen eleven.
00:51
1611.
00:53
Are you clear from your station assignment?
00:57
Yes, we just cleared.
01:00
Okay, can you for officer safety back up 1630 on this explosion near Windsor Ave? Also getting a description of two individuals that got into a small silver SUV going westbound on Windsor.
01:15
Both of them are tall, slim build.
01:17
One had shoulder-length black wavy hair.
01:22
Four, four, one.
01:24
Nice to be here. Sixteen 30.
01:27
Start.
01:29
Is it just one call so far or something like that for the explosion, a loud report or anything? Just one call?
01:36
Ten four, just one call.
01:39
She said it's possibly coming from west of her location in the 5400 block on Windsor.
01:49
Very nice.
01:55
One 723.
01:58
Seven point three. Music disturbance, near North Springsville.
02:04
Unit three are Robert.
02:07
The neighbors playing loud music.
02:09
Nothing further.
02:12
Fourteen.
02:16
Thirty. Sixteenth and Thirty.
02:25
About walking the dog and stuff.
02:27
So they heard something like maybe it was a transformer or something like that.
02:31
They may have gone pop.
02:33
Didn't sound like gunshots, so not sure if anyone got notified.
02:38
Just still touring the area.
02:39
No other problems seen at this time.
02:43
Okay, ten four.
02:44
And just for clarification, per the caller she said there's no outage, so the lights are still on around there?
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Windsor Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
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