Child abuse investigated after reports of neighbor attack, Chicago IL
Police investigated a report where a three-year-old boy was allegedly attacked by a neighbor near South Chicago Avenue in Chicago. They found one child and took protective custody. The mother received medical evaluation. Authorities are also searching for a possible second child due to conflicting information from the caller.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
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Transcript:
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Yes, with that child abuse call that came out, was it on one kid or did they give an age or anything,
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a name?
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Hold on one second.
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3.30, the child abuse says that she thinks her neighbor is attacking a three-year-old male child, they can hear the child screaming.
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3.99.
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332?
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332.
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The child is in Amlins 38.
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At some point, we're going to be,
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based on everything that's going on, take and protect the custody of the child,
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and we're going to get the mom checked out.
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However,
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we're still looking for this possible other child,
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unless we get some other information.
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The only information we got is from the sister that says she only has one.
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At some point during this conversation the caller says she only has one, but she changes the story to two.
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and a child possibly being switched out.
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Okay, Tom Ford.
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So the child that is unseen is going to be taken into protective custody.
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Mom's going to get checked out, possibly still looking for a second child,
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but unsure currently.
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S South Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL
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