Person armed with knife arrested on CTA train, Evanston IL
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a report of a person armed with a knife on a southbound CTA train near South Boulevard in Evanston. The individual was taken into custody without further incident.
Audio|Heard on: CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority
Listen to dispatch call
08:16
Transcript:
00:00
Five ten southbound at Belvoir to control.
00:04
Your message?
00:06
I have a 1091 on my train.
00:11
What's the nature of the 1090 1510?
00:15
A 12 inch knife.
00:21
Observe this.
00:28
I had a flagger come up here and tell me in my head car on control when I made a station stop.
00:34
Okay, what's the rail comps? And position, give me a description.
00:40
Nine hundred and eighty-eight to patrol, 900 and forty-two, 800 and twenty-nine 1st.
00:47
(name withheld) the gentleman, he have gray gym shoes on like some black and red jogging shoes.
01:05
He have a car in mind that's the 3rd car, that's 5400 and sixty-one.
01:16
A nationality of the individual?
01:23
He a lighted monster, I guess.
01:25
I'm gonna get back on another train going north.
01:32
He lighted the train and he's on the platform.
01:39
837 to 1040.
01:44
1040, so-so.
01:53
Now standing in my doors.
02:04
Control to 511.
02:10
511, your message?
02:13
You're arriving at Davis, remain standing at Davis.
02:15
F4 control.
02:38
Route control to K568.
02:46
Highly stand at near South Boulevard.
02:48
Rail control operator 514, 514 remain at Howard please.
02:52
Remain at Howard.
02:53
We're standing at near South Boulevard with 510, 1086 to 91 knife.
03:01
We're currently standing at near South Boulevard.
03:04
Rail control operator 514, 514 remain at Howard please, remain at Howard.
03:09
We're standing at near South Boulevard with 510, 1086, 1091 knife.
03:17
514 has already left Howard.
03:23
You have bypassed near South Boulevard, bypassed near South Boulevard.
03:35
(name withheld).
03:38
(name withheld).
03:52
The ten ninety-one, the weapon is what? Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
03:59
A knife.
04:01
A knife.
04:05
Four, thank you.
04:10
Five eight seven is four.
04:12
I'll hold my next purple line.
04:38
To the 0510, make eleven announcements.
04:41
Let me know once the police arrive on scene.
04:51
And 510, did the flag and tell you that it was just brandished?
05:04
Saying the man was threatening.
05:08
He was threatening other customers with that.
05:14
I'm tip four, what's your badge?
05:21
Tip four, anyone requesting police? I mean medical?
05:34
Am I good for a dad?
06:09
461.8 point 05 provided track and rail clear ahead.
06:19
Operator 422 northbound leaving Hermitage,
06:23
steady rear and a call on as signal 454.
06:29
8
06:30
.2 provided track and rail ahead is clear.
06:33
Please and should switch points are in your favor.
06:38
Two four,
06:41
call to 510.
06:42
Is that employee that informed you of this 91 still aboard your head car?
06:51
Can't get that employee badge.
06:54
I have it controlled.
07:07
There were a couple of people pulled off my 4th car 5081.
07:13
Brook shows two four.
07:22
The incident trained their operator, have their operator continue to make manual announcements to the task.
07:28
Do they see the reason why we're standing?
07:31
That's in. Are you ten four on K 560 instructions?
07:38
Ten four control.
07:48
They have the offender.
07:51
Yes, control.
07:59
I have the offender in custody and they say, do you know if they retrieved 1091?
08:14
He said he had when he got.
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Location mentioned:
South Blvd, 601 South Blvd, Evanston, IL 60202
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