Crime & Safety
Police, Fireman Respond to Wilmette Metra Incident
Union Pacific North inbound and outbound Chicago trains have been delayed.
A pedestrian-related incident at the Wilmette Metra station prompted police and fire response Friday evening, according to the village fire department.
A lieutenant at the Wilmette Fire Department confirmed crews "responded to a situation at Central Avenue" at about 8:30 p.m. A fire truck, several police cars and an ambulance were parked at Green Bay Road and Central Avenue, according to a Patch reader.
"The metra train is stopped and there were police officers walking around with yellow tape," the reader said in an email.
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Wilmette police could not comment on the incident.
Meanwhile Union Pacific North trains in both directions are delayed, with a northbound train stopped at the Wilmette station as of 8:24 p.m., according to the Metra website.
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