Youth assaulted during attempted robbery on CTA train, Chicago IL


A 15-year-old was assaulted after an offender tried to rob him on a northbound CTA Red Line train near Belmont station. The offender hit the youth but did not take anything. An off-duty police officer interrupted the attack, and the offender fled the train onto the platform. K-9 units searched the train for the suspect, while the victim stayed with transit personnel and K-9 at the scene.
Audio|Source: CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority
05:22
Transcript:
00:00
817 is northbound at Belmont.
00:02
The offender got off the train and left the scene at this time.
00:08
A17, what's your hair car?
00:11
My hair car is 5341.
00:21
Operator 120, northbound occasion, a helmet to patrol.
00:25
When you're on the phone,
00:27
is the victim, is he on the platform, can we send the CA up there the way with him?
00:33
Um,
00:37
is the, is the victim, is he on the platform? Can we send the CA up there patrols the way with him?
00:45
Some point, let's see attention about too far, you understand? You understand?
00:51
524, yes this turn, we're sending northbound to Casey Holman at 120, Trobe shooting the blue.
00:56
2.40, 10 for the control.
00:58
1-188.
01:03
We have control to the CAC, CSA[2], Alabama.
01:06
Stop, but he's scared to go down.
01:10
Ready to be told to the TSA at Belmont.
01:13
Real control to the C.A.
01:14
C.S.R.
01:16
Belmont. Red control to the C.A.
01:19
CSR. Belmont.
01:21
To the C.S.A.
01:23
at Belmont.
01:26
3-day control, you have to have their bag.
01:34
Control to stop for 3D8.
01:36
Thank you so much.
01:38
Can't pull.
01:42
564 to R1166.
01:44
I got the CA on the die, I got the C on the die, a rail control.
01:49
R166. R166.
01:54
5166.
01:57
One point in control.
01:59
That's got a 120 your message.
02:02
Flood in my 8-Card 71 Cologne, I'll be moving short.
02:11
100.
02:13
My badge number 63, 117.
02:16
Step 4, Control, that 188.
02:20
State 4 on 120, 7100 is car blown.
02:28
Well control, uh, 817, when the CA arrived, when the CA arrived, um,
02:34
then you can proceed.
02:35
Let her know where the, what the victim is.
02:39
Okay, 10.4.
02:40
He's still just standing right here by the, uh, by the air car, by door number one.
02:47
817, um, 26, yeah, your message.
02:51
I'm 10-4[1] on your last match to control, but he just didn't run here by a head cop by door number one.
02:56
I think he's on the phone with his mom now.
02:59
10-4[1]. Do you know his approximate 8?
03:03
8-17, control.
03:05
He's 15. He's 15 years old.
03:08
I'm 10-4[1].
03:10
The CA and K-9, I think, as a RAV, CA right up, I think K-9 walks up as well.
03:16
Ralph control is 10-4[1], 966, that's to your attention.
03:23
817, make sure that person is with the CA before you take off.
03:28
He's with the CA, he's with the CA and K-9 right now.
03:30
He's standing right here in front of him.
03:33
If you do so close the proceeds, make sure you go to report to the manager.
03:40
104.
03:43
The C815 control, the C8A said, the offense still on the train, K-9 for the search the train and try to get if they can grab them.
03:51
Rail control is 104.
03:53
Let's see your attention. Okay, fine, six times, sir.
03:57
8-17, was anything, um...
04:00
Did he take anything from him?
04:08
To my honest, no, he still got his phone and his book bag.
04:11
But I think he's just trying to rob him and he hit him.
04:14
But then there was an off-duty cop on her, and he, like, kind of broke it up and tried to grab him.
04:18
But the dude out of the train, because I heard him screaming as I'm pulling into Belmont.
04:22
So as soon as I stopped the train and opened up the door,
04:25
the off-duty cop was standing in between of him, and a dude hopped off a train when I opened up the door.
04:30
No,
04:31
patrol is 10-4[1].
04:33
That's the 8-17, but I thought you said you saw the offender of.
04:37
Going down the platform.
04:40
219 rail control on the road to sell my Teddy Red.
04:45
10-4[1], he was going down the platform on the Purple Line side, but I guess when he realized the Purple Land doors were open, I lost sight on him.
04:52
I lost sight of him.
04:53
I don't know if he went in the middle and between where I couldn't see him anymore, but when the CA was coming upstairs, I just grabbed him to her, and she said she'd seen him on a train, get back on my train.
05:03
I didn't see him get back on my train.
05:07
Reservation, 6.48.2.
05:11
So, once he got the track four, on that side, I lost sight of.
05:16
Okay, 17, let me know when K-9 is done searching a training when you're proceeding from Belmont.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
[2]
CSA: Criminal Sexual Assault
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Location mentioned:
Belmont (Red/Brown/Purple), Chicago, IL 60657
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