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Possible victim tied up during locksmith robbery in ChicagoChicago IL

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Near S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60649

A locksmith was reportedly tied up and crying during a possible robbery at a business near Cornell Avenue in Chicago. A coworker waited outside for police. Attempts to get more information by phone were unsuccessful. Officers found the building clear upon arrival.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 08
02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Do we have any TAC cars in 4 want to take a ride on this? Check the well-being possible kidnap near Cornell Ave.
00:10
3.1. I just, we just rode by there.
00:14
There's no one out, no one around, no car lights on this.
00:21
10-4[1]. We got three calls.
00:23
One of the coworkers is waiting out front for the police.
00:26
I guess they spoke with him on the phone and he was crying saying he was being tied up.
00:30
He went there to, I guess, do a locksmith service, but the caller is supposed to be waiting out front, near Cornell Ave.
00:36
They said he's inside.
00:38
A little bit of a little bit.
00:51
463 Boy.
00:57
4663, go ahead.
00:58
Cool,
01:01
you get a cage car to our street, near East 79th, Street.
01:05
This is a different event.
01:10
Near East 79 Street.
01:11
We get a cage car for 463, Boy.
01:20
405.
01:22
405, go on, okay.
01:24
10-4[1], 16, 49, 8, 70, 9.
01:28
131,
01:32
you want to call anybody back here that was, uh, police?
01:36
104, my partner's on the line now, trying to get further.
01:43
4th, 31.
01:47
Hello,
01:48
this is Daniel, whoever the first caller was, he answered the phone.
01:53
I don't know, he was being kind of weird, but he wouldn't give me any information.
01:56
He just claimed that no one is on scene on Cornell to meet the police.
01:59
He wouldn't answer any questions for me.
02:02
He is saying that his employee was robbed, but they were going to go to the station.
02:06
I tried to call back because the number for the employee, no answer straight to voicemail.
02:14
Sorry, Dr. Henssel, I'm going to do with the code because it's pretty clean building and there's no one here.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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Near S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60649

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