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Officers Pursue Vehicle Linked to Catalytic Converter TheftChicago IL

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W Newport Ave & N Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60634

Police officers pursued a blue Toyota hatchback suspected of stealing catalytic converters near Central Avenue. The vehicle was traveling southbound at a high speed toward the 25th District. Two individuals dressed in black were reported inside the vehicle. Officers coordinated to notify other units for assistance and potential interception.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
03:20
Transcript:
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663.
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1663. All right. That's fine on Linder and Henderson.
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(name withheld) 464776.
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Good catalytic converters.
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One bus phone.
00:13
All right, we have, what kind of... Central. Central.
00:17
West down Central, (name withheld) out on 4664476, still in catalytic converters.
00:23
1663 do you... Going south line on Central, squad,
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from Newport and high rate of speed. I'm not following.
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Southbound Central from Newport.
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High rate of speed, still in catalytic converters again, (name withheld) 46477.
00:39
Yeah, squad, it's headed towards 25.
00:43
We'll notify 25. We'll notify 25.
00:53
6.3, you know how many times I was occupied?
00:58
Trotters looked like it was occupied by two males, just all in black, sci mask.
01:04
Occupied by two males for a steam mask.
01:09
Can't tell me where that picture was back this one?
01:12
Running in there, I'm just trying to put out information on your ticket.
01:20
6th Street, Charlie, what kind of car did 163 say that was?
01:26
That was stated what kind of car just gave the plate? 1663, what kind of vehicle was that?
01:31
Yeah, sir, it looked like it was a blue Toyota hatchback.
01:35
Blue Toyota hatchback.
01:40
It went south on West Street.
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Southbound on Central.
01:54
We can notify 25 so they at least have a hat's up.
02:00
Last thing is to come in?
02:04
16-62. I was just going to say if we can notify 25, give them a hat top.
02:10
Turn for you, yep, on it.
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6-3 slash. Show me relocating back to Linda and Henderson.
02:20
And then if you get a chance, can you set a car out to Belmont Central?
02:24
Some lady needs some police service out there.
02:27
She's dressed all in black.
02:30
Hey, Belmont and Central, female needs police service, you know, for what exactly?
02:39
No, I don't. She just said, can the police help me? She's going to stand by.
02:45
33 working on that half by the way. 3.3.10.4.
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And just for the unit, (name withheld) 46477 is coming back on the 1997 Toyota hatchback 4455 for a pattern.
03:05
It doesn't give a color.
03:07
63 did it look like a Toyota?
03:14
So it could have been a Toyota.
03:16
I see you can pull that up at Baumann essential.

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W Newport Ave & N Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
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