Employee threatens coworkers with wooden stick at Howard station, Cook County IL
AssaultA CTA employee on the Howard platform became angry and threatened other employees with a wooden stick. He then walked toward the rail yard and shop area carrying a possible weapon. Authorities were notified to respond to the situation.
Audio|Source: CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority
04:20
Transcript:
00:00
We need CPD[3]A here at Howard.
00:02
We have an irate employee who's threatening me and other employees here on the platform.
00:10
I don't know what this problem is. He's threatening with a wooden stick here.
00:15
Let me get your description.
00:17
He's about mid-50s.
00:19
He's wearing CTA equipment.
00:22
Great thing police for him.
00:27
503rd and 1040.
00:30
1040 and sent two.
00:34
The top-down platform, Eric.
00:38
C.R. 653rd, Ash, 1040.
00:41
1040 and sent two.
00:44
CSR, 63rd, Ash, 1040.
00:47
1040 and 1040. 1040 and sent two.
00:56
Gunfield Green question is 1040.
01:02
40 and so two.
01:04
Gunfield Green question in 1040.
01:07
So 40 is set two.
01:13
I'm welcome to the R888.
01:16
CSR Damiener Lake for question of some 40.
01:20
40. 40 and set two.
01:24
Forty and set two.
01:27
He is a CTA employee. I'm ten-four. I guess the police are en route.
01:34
Tenet control.
01:37
Yeah, ten-four.
01:40
He's walking down the platform. He's walking toward the right-of-way now. He's on the, uh,
01:47
walking towards the yard, it looks like.
01:53
I'm ten-four.
01:54
Ten-four.
01:58
85A!
02:01
Oh, he's trying to run it towards the yard now.
02:06
59 tower to for sure.
02:09
59 tower message.
02:11
Doors, bro. Lock your doors where you're at. Lock the doors right now.
02:16
Excuse me, a 1021 right quick.
02:18
Ten foot number.
02:21
59-hour to patrol.
02:24
59-tower message.
02:26
Uh,
02:27
could you give me a 1021 right quick?
02:29
10-4[2] time-out.
02:32
Okay, you got a person walking down here, man. Just look out the window.
02:38
724-1040.
02:39
7-240, 10-4[2]0[1], 2. 2.4, 10-40, 2.
02:45
Got that person right, they're walking in front of you.
02:49
I control to our 888.
02:59
880, do we know what reason this employee became irate?
03:13
Started with the Purple Line operator and then our 925 came and got me from the booth and I heard the commotion start and I tried to get in the middle of him and it just escalated from there. He made several threats and then it escalated from there.
03:30
And then you say he's in the yard now.
03:36
He's near the 516 roadway. He's walking to the shop.
03:39
Okay, near the shop. I'm 10 for... Hey, Senator, call the shop, man. There's no...
03:47
The Tower, uh, Rail Control, 888. He's walking to the shop. Tell them to lock the shop doors. He has a weapon on him.
03:56
Because we've seen a weapon. He picked up a sleep scraper six.
04:10
I'm ten-four, I'm ten-four.
04:12
Navy Blue Hoodie on.
04:15
And he took off his BTA vest. He's walking through the yard.
04:19
Say, one, two, four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-40: Silent run (no lights/siren)
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
[3]
CPD: Chicago Police Department
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Howard, Illinois
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