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Officers Detained Man Attempting to Burn People With Lighter

401 N Michigan Ave

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Summary

  • Police are searching for a man reportedly attempting to burn people with a lighter at a Macy's on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Officers are coordinating with store security to locate the suspect, who was last seen inside the store.

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Police are searching the Macy's for another suspect described as wearing a Northwestern baseball cap.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:15
6-4 David. 6-4 David. You can show us canvassing the Macy's for the other offender, the one with the Northwestern baseball cap. Okay.

Security confirmed the suspect attempted to use the lighter on them as well.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:11
164 Boy. 64 Boy. One in custody, on the box. I got one in custody, 1158 on the 10.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:06
Okay, copy. Security said that he did like blast a lighter at him as well, so.

Police have detained the suspect inside the store.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:14
164 Boy, are you good? Can I get a slowdown? Disregard. We're going to do a, we're going to walk up the street level. No cars, please. Okay, disregard. He says no cars. Disregard. They're walking up the street level. They got him detained. Disregard, please.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:08
1 64 Boy, you got the error? 1 64 Boy? 64 Boy, we got one detained. Okay, one detained. Can you give us a slowdown?

Additional officers are heading to the lower level of the store to assist in locating the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
. I got 158. Alright, which unit's got an emergency? Is that 64 Boy? Is that 164 Boy? Lower level. Alright, Macy's, lower level. Can I get some more cars? I have absolutely no cars on the board. Macy's, lower level. 163 Boy? 133, show me going. 33, I got you. 64, do you have a...

Police are inside the store and coordinating with security to locate the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
164 Boy. 164 Boy. We're inside the Macy's, we're going to go downstairs. We may have a possible time here, security's relating to us. Going downstairs in Macy's, okay. We have a unit go to Target. The victim is a female, too, with a green sweater and a flower in the front. She is one of the victims. If a unit can meet up with her so we can do a show up.

The suspect was last seen entering a Macy's, continuing to attempt to use the lighter on people.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:29
Squad 12 Ron, 1133, he went into the Macy's out of the State Street entrance. I'm trying to see if he comes back out, but as he was walking northbound, he kept, like, pushing people, trying to use that lighter. It's one of those lighters with a long stem, trying to, like, light it up onto people, too. Okay. 164 Boy, last seen going into Macy's off the State Street entrance.10-4, we can turn up the base.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
Um, I don't think they said the bus stop, they just said that he was walking northbound from Target. Yeah, I have a possible, but that was at 1129 when he went northbound. Okay, 164, whoever was asking, can you copy? 1644, 10-4. Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and try to track him to see if I can see him live somewhere, but yeah, that was a while back.

Police are responding to a report of a man walking up to people and attempting to burn them with a lighter. He was last seen walking northbound.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
882 Boy. 882 Boy. Check at 401 North Michigan. 10-4. 164 Boy, for one south state, the second ticket says the male black, had a black hat, northwestern, blue jacket, black pants, and a book bag. He's walking up to people, striking a lighter, trying to burn them. And he's walking northbound. Supposed to be walking northbound.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 401 N Michigan Ave.

Police are searching the Macy's for another suspect described as wearing a Northwestern baseball cap.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:15
6-4 David. 6-4 David. You can show us canvassing the Macy's for the other offender, the one with the Northwestern baseball cap. Okay.

Security confirmed the suspect attempted to use the lighter on them as well.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:11
164 Boy. 64 Boy. One in custody, on the box. I got one in custody, 1158 on the 10.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:06
Okay, copy. Security said that he did like blast a lighter at him as well, so.

Police have detained the suspect inside the store.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:14
164 Boy, are you good? Can I get a slowdown? Disregard. We're going to do a, we're going to walk up the street level. No cars, please. Okay, disregard. He says no cars. Disregard. They're walking up the street level. They got him detained. Disregard, please.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:08
1 64 Boy, you got the error? 1 64 Boy? 64 Boy, we got one detained. Okay, one detained. Can you give us a slowdown?

Additional officers are heading to the lower level of the store to assist in locating the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
. I got 158. Alright, which unit's got an emergency? Is that 64 Boy? Is that 164 Boy? Lower level. Alright, Macy's, lower level. Can I get some more cars? I have absolutely no cars on the board. Macy's, lower level. 163 Boy? 133, show me going. 33, I got you. 64, do you have a...

Police are inside the store and coordinating with security to locate the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
164 Boy. 164 Boy. We're inside the Macy's, we're going to go downstairs. We may have a possible time here, security's relating to us. Going downstairs in Macy's, okay. We have a unit go to Target. The victim is a female, too, with a green sweater and a flower in the front. She is one of the victims. If a unit can meet up with her so we can do a show up.

The suspect was last seen entering a Macy's, continuing to attempt to use the lighter on people.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:29
Squad 12 Ron, 1133, he went into the Macy's out of the State Street entrance. I'm trying to see if he comes back out, but as he was walking northbound, he kept, like, pushing people, trying to use that lighter. It's one of those lighters with a long stem, trying to, like, light it up onto people, too. Okay. 164 Boy, last seen going into Macy's off the State Street entrance.10-4, we can turn up the base.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
Um, I don't think they said the bus stop, they just said that he was walking northbound from Target. Yeah, I have a possible, but that was at 1129 when he went northbound. Okay, 164, whoever was asking, can you copy? 1644, 10-4. Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and try to track him to see if I can see him live somewhere, but yeah, that was a while back.

Police are responding to a report of a man walking up to people and attempting to burn them with a lighter. He was last seen walking northbound.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
882 Boy. 882 Boy. Check at 401 North Michigan. 10-4. 164 Boy, for one south state, the second ticket says the male black, had a black hat, northwestern, blue jacket, black pants, and a book bag. He's walking up to people, striking a lighter, trying to burn them. And he's walking northbound. Supposed to be walking northbound.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 401 N Michigan Ave.

Police are searching the Macy's for another suspect described as wearing a Northwestern baseball cap.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:15
6-4 David. 6-4 David. You can show us canvassing the Macy's for the other offender, the one with the Northwestern baseball cap. Okay.

Security confirmed the suspect attempted to use the lighter on them as well.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:11
164 Boy. 64 Boy. One in custody, on the box. I got one in custody, 1158 on the 10.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:06
Okay, copy. Security said that he did like blast a lighter at him as well, so.

Police have detained the suspect inside the store.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:14
164 Boy, are you good? Can I get a slowdown? Disregard. We're going to do a, we're going to walk up the street level. No cars, please. Okay, disregard. He says no cars. Disregard. They're walking up the street level. They got him detained. Disregard, please.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:08
1 64 Boy, you got the error? 1 64 Boy? 64 Boy, we got one detained. Okay, one detained. Can you give us a slowdown?

Additional officers are heading to the lower level of the store to assist in locating the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
. I got 158. Alright, which unit's got an emergency? Is that 64 Boy? Is that 164 Boy? Lower level. Alright, Macy's, lower level. Can I get some more cars? I have absolutely no cars on the board. Macy's, lower level. 163 Boy? 133, show me going. 33, I got you. 64, do you have a...

Police are inside the store and coordinating with security to locate the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
164 Boy. 164 Boy. We're inside the Macy's, we're going to go downstairs. We may have a possible time here, security's relating to us. Going downstairs in Macy's, okay. We have a unit go to Target. The victim is a female, too, with a green sweater and a flower in the front. She is one of the victims. If a unit can meet up with her so we can do a show up.

The suspect was last seen entering a Macy's, continuing to attempt to use the lighter on people.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:29
Squad 12 Ron, 1133, he went into the Macy's out of the State Street entrance. I'm trying to see if he comes back out, but as he was walking northbound, he kept, like, pushing people, trying to use that lighter. It's one of those lighters with a long stem, trying to, like, light it up onto people, too. Okay. 164 Boy, last seen going into Macy's off the State Street entrance.10-4, we can turn up the base.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
Um, I don't think they said the bus stop, they just said that he was walking northbound from Target. Yeah, I have a possible, but that was at 1129 when he went northbound. Okay, 164, whoever was asking, can you copy? 1644, 10-4. Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and try to track him to see if I can see him live somewhere, but yeah, that was a while back.

Police are responding to a report of a man walking up to people and attempting to burn them with a lighter. He was last seen walking northbound.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
882 Boy. 882 Boy. Check at 401 North Michigan. 10-4. 164 Boy, for one south state, the second ticket says the male black, had a black hat, northwestern, blue jacket, black pants, and a book bag. He's walking up to people, striking a lighter, trying to burn them. And he's walking northbound. Supposed to be walking northbound.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 401 N Michigan Ave.

Police are searching the Macy's for another suspect described as wearing a Northwestern baseball cap.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:15
6-4 David. 6-4 David. You can show us canvassing the Macy's for the other offender, the one with the Northwestern baseball cap. Okay.

Security confirmed the suspect attempted to use the lighter on them as well.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:11
164 Boy. 64 Boy. One in custody, on the box. I got one in custody, 1158 on the 10.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:06
Okay, copy. Security said that he did like blast a lighter at him as well, so.

Police have detained the suspect inside the store.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:14
164 Boy, are you good? Can I get a slowdown? Disregard. We're going to do a, we're going to walk up the street level. No cars, please. Okay, disregard. He says no cars. Disregard. They're walking up the street level. They got him detained. Disregard, please.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:08
1 64 Boy, you got the error? 1 64 Boy? 64 Boy, we got one detained. Okay, one detained. Can you give us a slowdown?

Additional officers are heading to the lower level of the store to assist in locating the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
. I got 158. Alright, which unit's got an emergency? Is that 64 Boy? Is that 164 Boy? Lower level. Alright, Macy's, lower level. Can I get some more cars? I have absolutely no cars on the board. Macy's, lower level. 163 Boy? 133, show me going. 33, I got you. 64, do you have a...

Police are inside the store and coordinating with security to locate the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
164 Boy. 164 Boy. We're inside the Macy's, we're going to go downstairs. We may have a possible time here, security's relating to us. Going downstairs in Macy's, okay. We have a unit go to Target. The victim is a female, too, with a green sweater and a flower in the front. She is one of the victims. If a unit can meet up with her so we can do a show up.

The suspect was last seen entering a Macy's, continuing to attempt to use the lighter on people.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:29
Squad 12 Ron, 1133, he went into the Macy's out of the State Street entrance. I'm trying to see if he comes back out, but as he was walking northbound, he kept, like, pushing people, trying to use that lighter. It's one of those lighters with a long stem, trying to, like, light it up onto people, too. Okay. 164 Boy, last seen going into Macy's off the State Street entrance.10-4, we can turn up the base.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
Um, I don't think they said the bus stop, they just said that he was walking northbound from Target. Yeah, I have a possible, but that was at 1129 when he went northbound. Okay, 164, whoever was asking, can you copy? 1644, 10-4. Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and try to track him to see if I can see him live somewhere, but yeah, that was a while back.

Police are responding to a report of a man walking up to people and attempting to burn them with a lighter. He was last seen walking northbound.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
882 Boy. 882 Boy. Check at 401 North Michigan. 10-4. 164 Boy, for one south state, the second ticket says the male black, had a black hat, northwestern, blue jacket, black pants, and a book bag. He's walking up to people, striking a lighter, trying to burn them. And he's walking northbound. Supposed to be walking northbound.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 401 N Michigan Ave.

Police are searching the Macy's for another suspect described as wearing a Northwestern baseball cap.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:15
6-4 David. 6-4 David. You can show us canvassing the Macy's for the other offender, the one with the Northwestern baseball cap. Okay.

Security confirmed the suspect attempted to use the lighter on them as well.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:11
164 Boy. 64 Boy. One in custody, on the box. I got one in custody, 1158 on the 10.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:06
Okay, copy. Security said that he did like blast a lighter at him as well, so.

Police have detained the suspect inside the store.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:14
164 Boy, are you good? Can I get a slowdown? Disregard. We're going to do a, we're going to walk up the street level. No cars, please. Okay, disregard. He says no cars. Disregard. They're walking up the street level. They got him detained. Disregard, please.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:08
1 64 Boy, you got the error? 1 64 Boy? 64 Boy, we got one detained. Okay, one detained. Can you give us a slowdown?

Additional officers are heading to the lower level of the store to assist in locating the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
. I got 158. Alright, which unit's got an emergency? Is that 64 Boy? Is that 164 Boy? Lower level. Alright, Macy's, lower level. Can I get some more cars? I have absolutely no cars on the board. Macy's, lower level. 163 Boy? 133, show me going. 33, I got you. 64, do you have a...

Police are inside the store and coordinating with security to locate the suspect.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:30
164 Boy. 164 Boy. We're inside the Macy's, we're going to go downstairs. We may have a possible time here, security's relating to us. Going downstairs in Macy's, okay. We have a unit go to Target. The victim is a female, too, with a green sweater and a flower in the front. She is one of the victims. If a unit can meet up with her so we can do a show up.

The suspect was last seen entering a Macy's, continuing to attempt to use the lighter on people.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:29
Squad 12 Ron, 1133, he went into the Macy's out of the State Street entrance. I'm trying to see if he comes back out, but as he was walking northbound, he kept, like, pushing people, trying to use that lighter. It's one of those lighters with a long stem, trying to, like, light it up onto people, too. Okay. 164 Boy, last seen going into Macy's off the State Street entrance.10-4, we can turn up the base.
CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
Um, I don't think they said the bus stop, they just said that he was walking northbound from Target. Yeah, I have a possible, but that was at 1129 when he went northbound. Okay, 164, whoever was asking, can you copy? 1644, 10-4. Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and try to track him to see if I can see him live somewhere, but yeah, that was a while back.

Police are responding to a report of a man walking up to people and attempting to burn them with a lighter. He was last seen walking northbound.

CPD Zn 4 · 0:27
882 Boy. 882 Boy. Check at 401 North Michigan. 10-4. 164 Boy, for one south state, the second ticket says the male black, had a black hat, northwestern, blue jacket, black pants, and a book bag. He's walking up to people, striking a lighter, trying to burn them. And he's walking northbound. Supposed to be walking northbound.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 401 N Michigan Ave.

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sgsg239h ago

Well there’s no Macys on Michigan ave…

chicagoUser22604590064h ago

@sgsg23 started at macys and then found near Trump tower on Michigan

sgsg239h ago

Well there’s no Macys on Michigan ave…

chicagoUser22604590064h ago

@sgsg23 started at macys and then found near Trump tower on Michigan

sgsg239h ago

Well there’s no Macys on Michigan ave…

chicagoUser22604590064h ago

@sgsg23 started at macys and then found near Trump tower on Michigan

sgsg239h ago

Well there’s no Macys on Michigan ave…

chicagoUser22604590064h ago

@sgsg23 started at macys and then found near Trump tower on Michigan

sgsg239h ago

Well there’s no Macys on Michigan ave…

chicagoUser22604590064h ago

@sgsg23 started at macys and then found near Trump tower on Michigan

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