CTA Employee Has Emotional Crisis on Train Platform, Cook County IL
Police responded to a CTA station near North Haskins in Howard, Illinois, after a CTA employee on the train platform experienced an emotional crisis. The power on the platform was shut off for safety precautions. The individual was safely removed from the tracks with no criminal activity or violence involved. No emergency medical intervention was ultimately needed.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Uh, 7385, George.
00:03
7385, George. All right, can you give me at least like one or two more units at near North Askins?
00:20
2423, can you head out to that location, near North Haskins and 2461, Adam?
00:29
2423, we'll head over there. We're on a platform right now, let it come back down.
00:34
10-4.
00:39
And 461, Adam, if you can head out to that location that 7385, Georgia is asking, near North Haskins.
00:47
6. Adam, 24.
00:51
73.85, George. Just so, you know, this is a CTA employee.
00:56
Fairly,
00:57
he's having an emotional time, so we're not really sure what's going on, but just for six.
01:05
Okay, sounds like.
01:13
73.85, George.
01:17
7385, George.
01:18
All right, we make contact.
01:22
They can come, but don't come hot.
01:24
We're okay, but we do need help.
01:26
We don't need assistance.
01:28
All right, 10-4. They're on their way.
01:35
What is the power cut off off there? That's your train's right?
01:39
Uh,
01:40
Perth 7385 George, he said that the power was shut off on the platform.
01:49
Yellow line is moving.
01:55
The 13.
01:59
2413.
02:01
May we call that, please.
02:07
413, if you don't see anyone, we'll take a code.
02:11
19, boy.
02:15
10, 4, thanks.
02:16
All right, for the unit's at the CTA, I'm sorry, at the Howard Red Line, I just called CTA. They said that they're shutting off the power, so not sure why it wasn't shut off, but that's where we were told by the unit on scene.
02:33
461, Adam.
02:39
Yes, well, I'll give them the chance to go ahead and code it, but it looks like it's going to be a 19-fall.
02:43
Individuals off the track.
02:46
Everything seems to be all right.
02:49
Okay, so he's off the track, so all right, ten-four.
02:57
Four-two-three.
02:58
Four-two-three.
03:00
Four-two-three.
03:02
Yeah, this is going to be a big old 19 Paul. We talked to CTA.
03:07
They're fine.
03:09
Everything's good. Some 19 Paul on our end.
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Howard, Illinois
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