Gas worker locked in apartment after phone taken, Chicago IL
TheftA gas company employee was locked inside an apartment after the resident took the employee's phone during a gas shutoff attempt at 25th Street and Rockwell in Chicago. The employee sent messages using his smartwatch. He was later able to exit the building and waited for police outside.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
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Transcript:
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I need someone for a person calling for help.
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Two-five in Rockwell, 25 in Rockwell.
00:04
First floor, people's gas is actually called us in.
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He's a technician there to do first floor, I guess, work, apartment number one.
00:14
To do a shutoff, now (name withheld) locked himself inside, took his phone,
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and he is texting from his phone.
00:21
Last name of the customer is (name withheld).
00:23
The worker is texting from his Apple Watch.
00:26
A vendor took his phone.
00:27
So he took the gas employee's phone and ran inside.
00:31
The employee stuck inside is Calvin Salgado.
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Calvin's number (number withheld).
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Employees responding to messages.
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It is still updating for play-by-play.
00:45
1133 can I get in?
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I'm going to third floor.
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The address is near West Jackson.
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Watchup Jackson.
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All right, near West Jackson with Jackson going to the third floor, third floor.
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And 1135, you copy?
01:02
On copy.
01:05
Okay, you have seen as well.
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I'm about to get it to the front door.
01:13
Okay.
01:14
All right, near West Jackson, third floor.
01:17
All right, 10-0-123.
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10-2-3. Charlie?
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10-offrey, Charlie.
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Stand by, 10-2-3, go ahead.
01:32
Do you have a callback or any key holder's phone number we can reach?
01:43
There's a number for the church, but there's a number.
01:45
This came from the alarm company.
01:48
They said they were going to notify a key holder.
01:50
Is there something open?
01:56
I'll let you know if I'm still checking.
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Okay, ten four, let us know.
02:02
All right, and 1006 Charlie, disregard.
02:09
All right, so 1032 then.
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Okay, 42.
02:15
The person going for help.
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25 in Rockwell.
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25 in Rockwell, it was people's gas calling to sand.
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Hold on.
02:23
All right, so he went there to do a shut off.
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Then the guy took his phone, ran inside, locked himself inside.
02:31
And I guess the employee was texting back from his Apple Watch.
02:35
He's trying to get out of the apartment.
02:36
I guess he locked him inside of the apartment somehow.
02:40
Calvin Salgado, he left his phone number,
02:44
and there's a people's gas truck that's outside, gas truck number (number withheld), and the person who was doing the shutoff car was (name withheld).
02:54
And the last update now is he was able to make it out of the building, but he's still waiting for police at 25 in Rockwell, 25 in Rockwell.
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Location mentioned:
W 25th St & S Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60608
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