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Man detained at subway station with imitation gunsCook County IL

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Howard, Illinois

A man at the Howard Red Line station was detained for carrying objects that looked like guns. Officers checked and found the guns were not real.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels
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Transcript:
00:00
Two event numbers for Howard RedLine.
00:04
Yep. 08820-08821.
00:08
All 8821.
00:11
We'll fast.
00:17
4713. 4713.
00:20
4713.
00:22
I'm going to go ahead and conduct a sweep.
00:25
I'm going to turn off my camera now and radio.
00:27
All right, camera radio off street starting 16, 13 hours.
00:36
Radio 1, stand for information.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:41
See them walking them now.
00:42
It looks like they have them detained or in custody.
00:46
Still any recovery?
00:49
Let me check real quick, just a second.
00:54
The best image, we can get a good quality one of him entering.
00:59
He has a duty belt and vest on, we're just trying to make sure that they were a weapon.
01:05
Got it.
01:11
Okay, apparently they are not real guns, so we throw in them.
01:18
Alright, 10-4, yeah, close to a look, it looks like he may have had a motorcycle vest on and maybe like a Masonic Comrade or something.

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