Suspicious man checking windows near orange house, Chicago IL

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/15/2025 12:26 AM

Near N Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL 60634

A caller reported a suspicious man with a flashlight near an orange house and staircase on the 4200 block of North Narragansett Avenue. The man appeared to be checking windows and lingering around the area. Officers checked the area and spoke to a neighbor but did not find anyone.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01

02:18

Transcript:

00:00

All right, 1632, they're calling back about the suspicious person on the 4200 block of North Narragansett, send their suspicious activity at the location.

00:13

Squad, do a call back.

00:15

Tell them if they want to meet us out there and talk to us, because we were just there, we didn't see anyone, and we talked to a neighbor that didn't see anyone either.

00:21

And that's a pretty long rock.

00:23

We'll go there and try to get his contact with his caller.

00:27

No word, we'll try giving him a call back.

00:31

Thanks.

00:33

Yeah.

00:39

1722.

00:42

Number two.

00:44

Are we going to see FDFIS at IHOP, Cicero, and Bertot? Per the female caller, a male is locked in the bathroom, the staff is unable to get them out.

00:54

1730, that's 16 size.

00:58

That's 4.

01:03

1632. 1632.

01:05

632.

01:08

632.

01:10

Yeah, we're on seeing.

01:12

Any look on a callback question?

01:15

You're trying now.

01:22

1621.

01:24

621. Okay,

01:26

so we're on team.

01:27

Can we get a call back?

01:29

No, stand by.

01:36

1624. 1624.

01:40

Briefing 24.

01:43

CFD assists.

01:45

This is Cicero and Virto at the IHOP.

01:48

For the mail locks in the bathroom, they're unable to get them out.

01:53

So forth.

01:54

1632.

01:57

32.

01:59

Your caller doesn't want to go out to speak, but they're saying there's a person by an orange house by a staircase, that he is a flashlight, he's been checking windows, and he's sort of meandering northbound-ish, but he was last seen near an orange house by the staircase.

02:16

He was kind of ducking under it when you guys came by.

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