Bus passenger threatens driver with gun near Blue Island Ave, Chicago IL
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WeaponsA male passenger on a city bus threatened the bus driver with a gun near Blue Island Avenue and Lovett in Chicago.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
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01:20
Transcript:
00:00
We're getting an assault in progress near Blue Island Ave.
00:02
CTA is calling it in.
00:04
Male is currently aggressive with the bus operator and in his face.
00:09
It's bus 8631.
00:13
10-20[1], we're going to throw a backlog in until third watch gets out.
00:30
20.
00:32
I got two for you.
00:33
Violation under protection, Cindy Bishop, near North Cole and Miller, cleared on that.
00:37
And then an assist citizen near South California, they called back and said they were going to take the guy to a shelter,
00:42
so they no longer needed the police.
00:46
19 Paul, the shelter assist, and you saw the alarm cleared for the Cindy Bishop?
00:53
Yes, it has.
00:55
Now we're going to one-paw that.
01:02
Thank you.
01:04
Now our assault in progress near Blue Island Ave is coming over as a person with a gun, near Lovett and Blue Island.
01:09
CTA bus passenger gave phone to the CTA driver.
01:13
Driver states she was threatened by a male black with a gun.
01:15
He is on the bus.
01:17
Blue hat, blue jeans, white Jordans.
01:19
I have anybody that could head that way.
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Location mentioned:
S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
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