Suspect climbs through apartment back to evade police, Chicago IL

Burglary

Reported: 10/30/2025 08:00 PM

Near S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

A male suspect tried to escape police by running through the back of an apartment building. At one point, he dangled from a second floor window before climbing back inside. Police officers were directed to the rear of the building to detain the suspect, who was described as wearing a white shirt and gray pants.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 06

02:24

Transcript:

00:00

He's running through the back.

00:02

All right, get someone running through the back.

00:08

864, boy, where are you?

00:12

2B, 2B.

00:21

Well, where is Halley is the apartment over here?

00:26

Description of the person running. See what Charlie shows in the back.

00:29

Are you, sir?

00:35

Where are you?

00:39

We're fine right now, we're fine.

00:45

A64, boy, are you good?

00:47

We're good.

00:49

All right now.

00:54

Sixth for Charlie. Thanks for,

00:56

Charlie. Good six for Charlie.

01:00

Squad, I got four officers in the back alley over here.

01:03

We got one mail that's dangling from the second floor window.

01:06

He's climbing back up right now.

01:08

Let the officers know in the front.

01:13

Units that's at (number withheld) South California is four officers in the back. It's a male trying to climb back up the building. Please go to the rear of the building.

01:24

Bill, give one more car.

01:25

Go.

01:32

Is he still coming to climb up the building?

01:35

Hey, six, four, Charlie.

01:37

He went back inside.

01:41

Okay, 6-4 Charlie. One more car, 6-4 in Fairfield in the alley.

01:46

One more car responds to 6-4 in Fairfield in the alley, 6-4 in Fairfield in the alley.

01:52

Offender went back inside.

01:59

One minute out, squad.

02:01

White shirt, gray pants.

02:07

Offenders win a white shirt, gray pants.

02:16

All right, units respond to 64 in Fairfield. They're in the back of the building. 64 in Fairfield, back of the building, offenders wearing a white shirt, gray pants.

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