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Suspicious person reported near 175th St and Columbia AveHammond IN

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audio iconSuspicious Person
175th St & Columbia Ave, Hammond, IN 46324

According to the dispatch call, a suspicious black male wearing all black clothes, a black skull cap, and a COVID mask, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and aged 25 to 30, was reported near 175th St and Columbia Ave in Hammond. Police are investigating and related to a prior call.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
04:17
Transcript:
00:00
This call that's coming in now for the, I look there's story there at near 175th and Columbia, it looks like it's going to be all related.
00:13
25 square on that test, I'm JCPenney.
00:16
I'm 30 and 20 now.
00:18
Probably 25.
00:21
2125, that's by headed over there.
00:23
It's upper level.
00:29
171 route.
00:31
I didn't call in security now.
00:35
Hope it's 7-9th.
00:36
In route.
00:39
One far.
00:46
7. I don't know if you have your computer up to see the call comments.
00:49
It's a black male wearing all black.
00:54
Top 4. I'll be 123 in a second.
01:01
Nine use in the area.
01:03
Definitely.
01:09
20 is 42.
01:11
Copy.
01:18
She was driving.
01:20
The top call taker said she's slurring her words and yelling.
01:28
She was on the scene.
01:35
You can, uh, dip the cigar, uh,
01:38
45.
01:41
45, I could she do 108 and 6 and 49 are there.
01:47
We'll start the only moment.
01:53
We're still in a brief while you see you know.
01:55
Copy 7-9.
02:01
This fire and see me that one more time?
02:04
We're still in note.
02:05
It's okay.
02:12
I need three to back.
02:16
They ran out into the mall area, the common area.
02:24
Go on 20 seconds.
02:29
30 seconds.
02:31
30.
02:37
No. No. I'm not going to buy us.
02:39
I don't know. Oh, I don't know.
02:40
Oh. She said, yeah, yeah.
02:43
I copied signal by she wasn't an altercation and copy the rest.
02:50
The other passenger, (name withheld).
02:54
(number withheld), (number withheld), black Infinity.
02:59
Tritimate Avenue and Chiquity.
03:02
What's your cost to cutgment?
03:05
Tritement Avenue and two-fittance.
03:07
So far.
03:19
(number withheld) Is there any notes for this building about a competition for a lot?
03:40
424,
03:41
Medics 44 44,
03:44
Unconscious or fainting episode,
03:47
(number withheld), time out,
03:51
20,
03:52
26 hours, unconscious or fainting episode.
04:01
Over units happened about five, seven minutes ago.
04:05
Black male,
04:07
wearing all black with a black skull cap, about five foot nine, then it'll,
04:13
possibly 25 to 30 years old.
04:15
He had a black COVID mask on as well.

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Location mentioned:
175th St & Columbia Ave, Hammond, IN 46324

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