Vehicle theft stopped at Costco near E 79th Ave, Merrillville IN


Police responded to a vehicle theft in progress at the Costco parking lot near E 79th Avenue. A white male suspect in his 40s with tattoos was driving a vehicle with an Indiana handicapped plate. Officers pursued and stopped the vehicle near the gas pumps in the parking lot.
Audio|Source: Hobart Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
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A couple of tentative deduction at Costco, near E 79th Avenue.
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I know a little prior to the female vehicle and she just ran in the place for her.
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Number one. Copy. 10 for, I'll get this location in there as we go.
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Okay.
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435, I'm close.
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I'm coming now. Copy. All right now.
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Copy. Over 167 to 1615.
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116. 16, 16, 16. 435, any more info, my MDT[1] went down.
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A white male driver.
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Yeah,
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I am, please. 10, 4, please.
00:32
Copy on scene of a large commercial, nothing showing from 35, Adam is getting.
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Later on Pullum, Chicago, Oregon.
00:37
I will advise the call taker to have the victim meet the officer at the front door.
00:43
If there's me a third party, they're advising they're not on scene anymore.
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All right, I'm walking into Newcastle now.
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Do we have a description from this female at all?
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435 advised the female white, long, blonde curly hair.
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We're looking around now.
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10-4[2] people are out.
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Thank you for copies.
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We'll also be on safe.
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Copy. Control
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167 Crimean agency says I'm going to be assisting Maryville Costco or the Costco call.
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Clear. One-77-0 up.
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175.
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175.
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I mean out one two ten clear start checking a parking lot said the vehicle's trying to catch up to the female in the parking line 443 do we get a description in the during you white male 40s t-shirt tattoos
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Copy, I think I have one extending but a gas pump over here.
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Get inflated on second.
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Probably. It's going to be an Indiana handicapped plate.
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Charlie 408 George Adam.
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Charlie 408, Jordan.
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Sounds awesome.
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All. All right, that sounds like.
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Sean has a ranggo to the Gianna Barrera of Highland.
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It's clear. There's one right here on the west side too.
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It's passing you.
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Can you get an IDM the driver?
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Like him, black jeeter.
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You've got twos on his left arm.
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Yeah, he had tattoos.
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This one over here.
02:17
Yeah, this is a subject.
02:18
Repeat that? We have the vehicle stops.
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Trophy, which is your 20.
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One east, confirm it.
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We're over here at the gas mounts.
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368, your rear lights wrong.
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443, we're stopping the Ollie's picking up.
02:31
167 Central.
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Maryville says they have the vehicle stopped.
02:33
Can you give me a location?
02:34
167. They might have been the alleys watch.
02:35
You know the bad detector?
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Transforce. We're 10.4, all other units can slow down.
02:43
Central 1902 is clear on the radio traffic.
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I'll be back in service.
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Happy 1902.
02:47
Central Hubbard 129, I'm clear on the auto theft at Home Depot, I'll be in route.
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Clear.
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One, six, seven, central.
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There's enough marable units here.
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We're going to be clear. We're going to be clear. We're out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
MDT: Mobile Data Terminal
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
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Location mentioned:
Near E 79th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
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