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Silent bus alarm triggered at Chicago transit locationChicago IL

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W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

According to the dispatch call, a silent emergency alarm was triggered on a transit bus near West Grand Avenue in Chicago, which was later confirmed as a false alarm possibly caused by a previous driver.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
Listen to dispatch call
01:29
Transcript:
00:00
7-3, we're going to upgrade a bus alarm[1], near West Grand.
00:04
CTA is calling bus 1108 is standing westbound.
00:07
They hit the silent alarm.
00:09
That's how we have.
00:18
1632 Austin 32
00:23
Can I get the last 5 with these number
00:26
For our last 5 is (number withheld) The (number withheld)
00:33
Thank you
00:43
5506 KEN 5506 K.
00:49
Mobile with 2513.
00:52
2513 for the mobile.
00:56
2513, go.
00:58
Yeah, 13. She just arrived here at the station.
01:00
Thank you so much for your help.
01:02
Mobile out.
01:05
513, copy. No problem.
01:07
All right, 2,500.
01:10
2,500.
01:13
Yeah, that bus 1108 said he didn't hit any kind of alarm, so maybe with the previous driver, but he's all good.
01:20
10-4[2]-4-1. We want us to 19-pollet?
01:24
Yeah, 19-pawatt, fine.
01:26
10-4[2], thanks. 7-3, you can disregard.
01:28
We'll call it out.
01:29
It's been called out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
bus alarm: Emergency alarm activation on a transit bus (e.g., CTA) indicating potential disturbance or emergency
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

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