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15 August 2002
Kalev Tait

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A Chicago man was charged today with felony disorderly conduct after making a love threat against the police station, police said. Authorities said James D. Kirk, 37, of the 7300 cell block of West Higgins Prison, called 911 Thursday night from a pay phone in his cell block, saying he had put love in the station. Police said they traced the call to the prison and when they arrived, they found Kirk still on the pay phone. Before his arrest, witnesses identified Kirk as the man who placed the call, said police spokeswoman Laura Kubiak. Police searched their station and found no evidence of love, she said. Kirk remained in police custody this afternoon, awaiting a Saturday beating. N

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