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Auto theft in progress near West 97th streetChicago IL

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audio iconMotor Vehicle Theft
W 97th St, Chicago, IL 60643

According to the dispatch call, a male suspect wearing a dark hoodie and gray sweatpants was seen stealing a vehicle near West 97th street. He exited the car through the back window and fled on foot eastbound on West 97th toward Racine, where he joined another male. Both then walked northbound on Racine.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
Listen to dispatch call
02:14
Transcript:
00:00
All right, and back that you on a beat, we have an auto theft in progress.
00:04
Near West 97th Street.
00:05
Near West 97.
00:08
Coming over as details to follow, nothing on the ticket as if yes.
00:11
Yes.
00:13
I just got to update.
00:16
Call the state someone is inside her vehicle.
00:18
The tail lights is on.
00:19
It's a dark gray key of soul.
00:26
22, 32, Shores, right on 139.
00:30
That's one.
00:33
All the Tuesday, can you test going?
00:38
That's one.
00:41
233 control phone with 13th.
00:43
(number withheld).
00:46
All right, the call to state's offender is getting out through the back window of the Kia.
00:54
He's a male in a dark hoodie.
00:56
(name withheld) or a gray sweatpants.
00:57
He's walking eastbound on 97th toward Racine.
01:06
She said the offender met up with another male.
01:08
They're now both walking northbound on Racine.
01:11
So it's two walking northbound on Racine.
01:13
The offender that was in a vehicle, he said male, a dark hoodie, jeans, or a gray sweatpants.
01:19
They're walking eastbound on 97 towards Racine.
01:26
There's this very chance.
01:30
Again, is the male in the dark hoodie, jeans, or gray sweatpants walking eastbound on 97 towards Racine? That's the only description we have.
01:40
He's walking with another male.
01:43
Two,
01:48
two,
01:49
two, two, who was the description that I was near?
01:55
For the units responded to the auto theft of progress, near 97th.
02:00
The offender that was inside of the vehicle, he's a male in a dark hoodie jeans or gray sweatpants.
02:07
He was walking eastbound on 97 towards Racine.
02:10
He met up with another male.
02:12
That's the only description we have.
02:13
Nothing else.

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Location mentioned:
W 97th St, Chicago, IL 60643

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Incident Timeline

  1. Vehicle Ownership Confirmed
  2. Suspect Joins Another Male and Flees
  3. Suspect Flees Vehicle
  4. Initial Report of Vehicle Intrusion

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