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False call reporting armed men at south ashlandChicago IL

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S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60620

According to the dispatch call, police responded to reports of three men, one armed with a gun, behind a building near South Ashland. The call was found to be a repeated false report from the same phone number as a previous day.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
Listen to dispatch call
02:46
Transcript:
00:00
The unit's in 22 on the citywide we're getting a person with a gun.
00:04
Near South Ashland.
00:06
Near South Ashland.
00:08
In the rear,
00:10
no callback and no name given on this.
00:12
It says three male subjects, two wearing ski masks.
00:15
One wearing a ski mask and black clothing has a gun.
00:20
22nd District Zone 9.
00:25
I know.
00:27
21, anyway.
00:30
2220.
00:32
Yes, sir. You rolling?
00:35
Yeah, but didn't that similar call come out yesterday? Can you check the history? Yeah, I was just trying to check it.
00:42
Let's see. Yep, it sure did.
00:45
1120 yesterday.
00:47
So they were coming out of the front door with items.
00:50
Oh, yeah, I remember this one.
00:52
Claiming they had guns.
00:54
Same bad cell phone number to call back to 911 cell.
00:59
So you guys consider that, okay? Don't hurt yourselves going over there near South Ashland.
01:04
Same kind of call yesterday.
01:07
Same number?
01:09
Same number, yep, and it's not a good call back.
01:12
It's one of those 911 numbers.
01:15
(number withheld). I can't call it back.
01:19
And basically the same thing.
01:20
One in a black hoodie and blue jeans went to the rear of the building after jumping the fence.
01:25
We gave it a 19 call.
01:28
Thank you, 20.
01:35
2223.
01:38
23. 23.
01:41
Actually, you know what, why don't I do this?
01:43
2251 you're out there today?
01:50
501.
01:51
2251. 2251.
01:54
51. All right, 51 and then 23 will back you up.
02:00
We've got a domestic over at near Southwood.
02:05
(name withheld) is the caller.
02:07
It says it's a domestic with a child's father who's refusing to return the child.
02:12
The caller will be out in front over there.
02:14
Unknown if there's weapons involved or if,
02:18
apparently he's intoxicated.
02:20
Unknown.
02:23
Great.
02:29
220, you can slow down over on Ashland.
02:31
It seems to be the same bogus call.
02:34
I went through the rear.
02:35
I'm going to go over the front.
02:37
All right, sounds good.
02:38
220 is on scene over there, giving it a slowdown, guys.
02:41
Sounds like it's going to be another bogus call.
02:44
Near South Ashland, near South Ashland.

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S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60620

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