Female threatens to set people on fire on Chicago train, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a female wearing a green coat on a southbound Chicago Red Line train near Fullerton threatened to set people on fire. The incident was reported by CTA staff using security cameras. The train was stationary at the time, and officers engaged with the woman to remove her from the train.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
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05:54
Transcript:
00:00
943 West Fullerton.
00:01
This is now. I don't somercast.
00:02
It's because it's on the train.
00:06
No summercast is available.
00:07
943 West Fullerton.
00:09
It's the rail line southbound train.
00:10
Female black, green coat trying to set people on fire.
00:13
She's on car number (number withheld) on the third car.
00:17
I know what she's using.
00:19
I have nothing further.
00:23
Again, for the end of the citywide, suspicious person, 943 West Fulton, on the Red Line, southbound train.
00:29
Rail line southbound train from Fullerton, a female black with a green coat trying to set people on fire.
00:35
Car number (number withheld) is the third car, I know what kind of things she's using.
00:40
Nothing further. This is on for her.
00:43
23. Oh, 99.
00:46
The CTA, Cal,
00:48
the cameras are watching CTA.
00:50
I don't know, I just simulcasted so that they could be aware.
00:54
7301, Sam, are you on the air? 7301 Sam?
00:58
4th,000. 4th, 4th.
00:59
Take no look.
01:00
9401.
01:02
All right, 7301, Sam's checking it out.
01:09
This train stopped or is still in motion flight?
01:13
I don't know, he's looking for it.
01:16
All I got is southbound train.
01:19
All I got is southbound train.
01:22
Oh,
01:24
and Sam, just for him for there is a southbound train stationary at Red Line Fullerton.
01:30
Red Line Fullerton is stationary, first 7301 sound.
01:35
1824, show me going.
01:41
1824, 104.
01:42
1822, all right, show me going forward.
01:46
822104.
01:52
24, when you're back, there's just a park on the beach.
01:58
8.30, you can show me going to 4th, 10.
02:02
830, 104.
02:09
123 and 113?
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113. One 13.
02:15
Opposite direction.
02:16
180 West Adams at the McDonald's says a male inside, screaming and shouting, no weapons, no injuries, okay.
02:24
He's shouting.
02:25
Male black jacket, navy blue pants with yellow shoes at the McDonald's.
02:30
123 copy?
02:33
All right, that's why.
02:34
All right, 180, West Adams.
02:45
1813, that is going to be train number,
02:50
1813. That is going to be train number (number withheld).
02:55
This is the third car.
02:56
She's a female black with a green coat.
03:03
224, I'm on scene.
03:05
There's no CTA employee on TIN yet.
03:09
All right. The train is supposed to be standing stationary, tough now.
03:16
1814, put us down over there.
03:18
Nothing five one, right?
03:21
943 Fullerton.
03:25
Okay. Forer.
03:29
We got to speak for one else.
03:32
Okay.
03:37
1824, what's the description of this person?
03:40
Female black with a green coat third car, car number (number withheld).
03:50
5507.
03:51
5507.
03:56
5507.
04:02
This car number (number withheld) is the third car, southbound, red-line, Fullerton, female black, green coat.
04:15
I'm talking to her now, the lady got a train.
04:21
You're getting her off the train right now.
04:24
And 1813 has her and is talking to her.
04:31
All-A-13, slow it down.
04:34
All right, everybody, slow it down.
04:40
Can we get a call back on the caller?
04:43
CTA looks for a witness for I say something how about this?
04:47
The caller was CTA.
04:49
Good.
04:53
The caller was CTA from the Merchandise Mart, so.
05:00
So can we have that TK employee step out and talk to us?
05:05
They're at the Merchandise Mart.
05:08
They came from their main hub at the Merchandise Mart.
05:13
Thank you for what's for us for us for a year.
05:23
02794, 02794.
05:31
4575, Adam.
05:37
We're looking for the victim right now.
05:41
Okay, I don't know that I,
05:43
I mean, I don't know.
05:46
They didn't mention any particular victim.
05:48
It just says she was trying to set people on fire.
05:52
And the call came from CTA at the Merchandise Mart.
05:54
So.
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Location mentioned:
Fullerton, District of Freedom#8573311~!#, Chicago, IL 60614
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