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Vehicle reported stolen near West Van Buren streetChicago IL

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audio iconMotor Vehicle Theft
W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60644

A person confirmed by phone that their vehicle was stolen near West Van Buren Street. Officers are responding to investigate.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
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00:41
Transcript:
00:00
He came over to 56 Thomas and his mom opened the door.
00:04
She said he lives near West Van Buren.
00:07
We're going to relocate over there because we were able to talk to him over the phone and he confirmed, yeah, that his vehicle was stolen.
00:14
All right, I forgot you going to near West Van Buren and Austin 31.
00:19
Austin 31.
00:21
1533 spoke with (name withheld) and did confirm that his vehicle was stolen.
00:30
Or is he going to pick it up or do you want him to tow it?
00:36
33 is en route over to near West Van Buren to speak with him.
00:40
Thank you.

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Location mentioned:
W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60644

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Incident Timeline

  1. Owner Confirms Vehicle Theft
  2. Owner Located at New Address
  3. Officers Sent to Owner's Address
  4. Suspicion of Stolen Vehicle
  5. License Plate Check
  6. Vehicle Found Running in Street

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