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Suspicious person reported with wires near S Halsted StChicago IL

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S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608

According to the dispatch call, a suspicious person was reported near South Halsted Street wearing a red coat with visible wires, and the caller believed this person might have a bomb. The report came from a third party who was driving by and is known to be an unreliable source.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
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Transcript:
00:00
All right, let's put in as a suspicious person because it was somebody driving by.
00:05
Near S Halsted.
00:06
Third-party caller states they were driving by, and thinks there is a person who possibly has a bomb.
00:12
See, he has wires and brown rolls sticking out of his jacket.
00:15
He is on a red coat, partially unzipped with a red sweater, black pants, and shoes.
00:21
There are wires hanging from the top of his shirt.
00:26
Caller believes the person is standing at that location and was fidgeting with the wires.
00:33
Again, third party that's no longer on scene, nothing further.
00:39
If you look at the location history,
00:42
this individual has been calling all the time and is not always reliable.
00:46
But we'll go on the way.
00:48
Oh, that's even better.
00:50
Okay, thanks.

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Location mentioned:
S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
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