Man behaves erratically at city library, Chicago IL


At the Dunning Branch Library on Lawrence Avenue, staff reported a homeless man behaving erratically. He appeared to have a mental illness or be under the influence, asking strange questions and babbling. No weapons were seen.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
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Transcript:
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All right, we got a new text about being 16 at the Dunning Park Library, 5363 on Lawrence 5363 Lawrence.
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The branch manager, Eileen, is calling in.
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So there's a homeless male, black, six-six, short hair, dark-colored clothing.
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His name is (name withheld).
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He's either got a mental illness or is under the influence of something that's currently in the library behaving strangely.
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Culles said the male has been in the library before asking for shelter resources, but at this time he's asking employees strange questions and babbling, no weapons seen.
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1611.
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1611? Can we get a call back?
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Yeah, we'll see if she's still around.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
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