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Taxi cab stolen in vehicular hijacking on Lake Shore DriveChicago IL

audio iconMotor Vehicle Theft
S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60617

A taxi cab was stolen in a vehicular hijacking near (number withheld) Street and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The vehicle is a 2013 Toyota four-door and was last tracked heading northbound on Lake Shore Drive from 31st Street. Police advise caution as the vehicle may now be in the nearby district.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels
01:50
Transcript:
00:00
Do you know anything about a stolen taxicab, possible plate of two? Protesting number (number withheld) and zone 4.
00:08
Okay, is there coming back hot? The RD number[1] that is referenced here is coming back to something different, so I'm just asking for therapy station.
00:17
The RD number[1] that I got is 411203, and it was taken 3606, let me double check.
00:25
Yeah, this is the word, the RID number they have put on the ticket.
00:27
John John, 411203, and they made it 0325.
00:32
1413, job.
00:33
Okay, thank you.
00:34
All right. You know what, when it was related to me, the RD number[1] was transposed.
00:38
So it's definitely going to be a hot vehicle then.
00:40
Okay. Thank you.
00:41
And where was it last hit? Looks like, is it coming on to Lake Shore Drive?
00:45
At some far, the head of the left up here, I got with (number withheld) Street and Lakeford Drive heading northbound.
00:51
Nothing new after that.
00:52
And how long ago was that?
00:54
That LPR was at exactly 0.632 hours was 56, so about 0.633.
01:00
Okay, thank you for the update and again just wanting to confirm that was a genuine.
01:05
Okay, all right, for anybody out there on Citywide One in any cars on Lake Shore Drive, wanted for vehicular hijacking.
01:11
It's going to be this taxi cab that was just taken as a fresh deal, 2314 on an Odyssey cab,
01:16
coming back on a 2013 Toyota four door on Lake Shore Drive northbound.
01:21
That's going to be from (number withheld) Street.
01:22
And off the drive, it looks like the zone says he possibly got off the drive, so just anybody out there use caution may be in the third district by now.
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[1]
RD number: Report/Records Division number for the incident

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S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60617

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