Possible firearm spotted at Midway checkpoint, Chicago IL
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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible firearm detected on an X-ray scan at a security checkpoint at Chicago Midway International Airport. Personnel were directed to secure the area while verifying the report.
Audio|Heard on: Cook IL Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Checkpoint Lane 2, we got a report of a possible firearm on the X-ray.
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(number withheld).
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(number withheld), go ahead.
00:11
Yeah, I have 73 and 74 go to those.
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80, 84 should be on the unsecured side.
00:19
Tip for Senator 73 and 74?
00:23
Seventy-three copies.
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Tip.
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Seventy-four on the way.
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Ten four.
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Seventy three, show me and over to which lane was it again?
00:33
It's at the checkpoint lane two.
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Location mentioned:
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), 5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60638
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