Vehicle owner drives off without paying tow driver, East Dubuque IL


A tow truck driver was called to jump-start a vehicle. After the job, the vehicle owner drove away without paying. The owner then harassed the driver by brake-checking on the road. The suspect is driving a blue Hyundai with Tennessee plates, heading eastbound near US-20 and Timmerman Dr.
Audio|Source: Jo Daviess County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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215, I have a caller on the line saying that he was called to come jump a vehicle, and then the owner of the vehicle got in and drove off and is now break checking him.
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They're currently at US-20 and Timmerman Dr.
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10-4[1]. I'm going by a butternut now.
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Time for it's a blue Hyundai with Tennessee plates of a (name withheld) male driving it.
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Go on. They go to east or west? East or west?
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Eastbound.
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Come on.
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County 12-5 is a caller when assigning complaint.
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215, 104. He works for a tow company.
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Sounds like he was supposed to pay the tow company and then just drove off.
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104.
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
US-20 & Timmerman Dr, East Dubuque, IL 61025
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