Bomb threat at hotel on Michigan avenue investigated, Chicago IL
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, police responded to a hotel near Michigan Avenue in Chicago after a caller reported a possible bomb threat. A man using the name (name withheld) was involved, but the name was likely false. Police attempted to contact occupants of room 606, which was occupied but unresponsive. The man reportedly threatened to detonate a bomb if arrested and demanded money and a car. Officers are investigating and checking nearby rooms.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
Listen to dispatch call
05:14
Transcript:
00:00
122 and a unit's over on Michigan.
00:01
So they said, currently he said he's there with his wife, his three kids, his brother, and his brother's two kids.
00:07
Still is not saying which unit or anything.
00:13
113. I check with Front Desk.
00:15
There's only like two people checked in both rooms.
00:20
Okay. That's more.
00:21
They have an IP address with their contacting CPIC to find out the location for that, so we're trying to get that info.
00:33
99. So far no contact in 307, even though they are showing, has checked in.
00:40
Okay.
00:42
8.30,
00:43
are you aware of some kind of car caravan going to somewhere on Hubbard? Hubbard Lounge, 112 at noon?
00:54
1-22. 122.
00:59
1830, I am not.
01:02
Room 606 is occupied, but no one's coming to the door.
01:08
No answer to 606 either.
01:10
Okay. We'll note that.
01:12
All right, 8.30, I'm sorry.
01:14
So 124th and Halstead in the 5th District, they have some units that are detailed to a funeral for a well-known DJ.
01:22
They're supposed to have 100 cars that are headed from that location to 112-us Hubbard at about noon.
01:30
And they said that supposedly that everybody's police are aware.
01:37
All right, thanks for letting me know.
01:39
I will look into this.
01:41
Okay, it's for Landon Wallace, known as DJ Commando, funeral.
01:54
3327.
01:57
3327.
02:00
They show us his monitoring that bomb threat over on Michigan.
02:06
Okay, we'll put you on it.
02:10
1-2-4.
02:16
I'm sorry, 1-2-4 coming in?
02:19
Yes, go ahead.
02:20
You can show me clear with the R-D of seeing.
02:22
Sorry, that's for that, RD.
02:24
Is there an auto-action over here in Archer?
02:27
Yeah, thanks up to China.
02:29
My friend already called for the reload.
02:33
No, no, you can grow me on it.
02:35
All right, thank you.
02:36
Archer and Dearborn, thanks.
02:42
It looks like the ambulance is still on scene also.
02:48
No, no, no, okay, I'm going to head out that way.
02:52
Okay,
02:56
22, the caller just said (name withheld) is not his real name.
02:59
Go ahead.
03:05
1-2-2, did you have info?
03:11
We were just going to say we got a key, we're going to attempt to make ends.
03:14
But if his name isn't (name withheld), then we're going to back off for now.
03:20
Okay, that was for 606, right?
03:24
7-4.
03:26
133.
03:28
33. 33.
03:30
307 is empty, nobody in there.
03:33
Aye for 133, 303-307 is empty.
03:41
131. So we're at the best lesson.
03:44
31, you're there, so far.
03:50
1833. 1833.
03:52
833. 833.
03:54
Can you throw away Illinois license plate on a box front,
03:58
please?
03:59
Go at the plate.
04:01
Charlie,
04:03
(number withheld).
04:06
Illinois,
04:08
CDL.
04:09
1833.
04:11
833.
04:13
This is a bona fide motor vehicle theft.
04:16
We have the surveillance of the vehicle leaving at 5 4 in the morning.
04:21
I have a light that's plate and you're ready.
04:24
Go ahead, go with that.
04:27
2018, white Dodge Durango.
04:29
It's (name withheld).
04:37
Time for.
04:43
I have 22 in the units over there in Michigan and 130.
04:47
He's still on the line with them and still making threats.
04:49
He says he wants money in a car and if the police arrest him, he's going to detonate the bomb.
04:58
133.
05:01
133.
05:03
Well, we spoke with management.
05:04
There's only a handful of rooms here that can have a higher frequency.
05:08
We're going to double-check those rooms and see which ones are they and see they're taken right now.
05:14
Okay.
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Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
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