Bomb threat reported near west diversey ave apartment, Chicago IL


A bomb threat was called in near West Diversey Avenue at an apartment building. The caller said someone threatened to have a bomb in a specific apartment. Police believe it might be a prank but are responding carefully.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
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Transcript:
00:00
Available sergeant and 14. 20 good morning. I don't know if you're aware. On 3rd Watch, we've been getting prank calls about people shot, 3,200 Black West End Diversity. I've got a bomb threat coming in, near West Diversey. I think it might be a prank caller. We've been getting those all day. This is in the car. There's never been damn coded.
00:26
1412. On the way, please. Units in 14 on citywide. They have a bomb threat near West Diversey, apartment 207. Caller with a bad callback stating that someone threatened that they have a bomb in apartment 205, a male Hispanic hat, blue jeans, black sweater about 40 years old, yelling at each other right now. We have no further. It's 14th district zone 3.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
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