Suspected catalytic converter theft near Wellington Ave, Chicago IL
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TheftAs discussed during the dispatch call, police received reports of a possible catalytic converter theft crew operating near West Wellington Avenue and North Nashville Avenue in Chicago. The suspects were in a red or maroon Hyundai Kona with mismatched or invalid license plates, last seen heading northbound on Nashville Avenue. The crew may involve several occupants, and it is unclear if they are armed.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
Listen to dispatch call
01:29
Transcript:
00:00
They got a catalytic converter crew that's stealing catalytic converters.
00:05
Just want to put that out there from Wellington and Nashville.
00:09
A red Hyundai Kona with a plate that does not come back to the vehicle.
00:15
(number withheld) was last seen.
00:19
Northbound on Nashville from Wellington, going towards 16, about 10 minutes ago.
00:27
So that vehicle with those plates does not come back to the vehicle, occupied by three people.
00:32
Unknown if they're armed or not.
00:36
So for red Hyundai Kona,
00:40
(number withheld).
00:41
Plates not coming back to that vehicle though.
00:43
Last seen northbound on Nashville from Wellington.
00:45
Catalytic converters.
00:47
Three people in the vehicle.
00:50
I know they're armed.
00:57
Two (number withheld) on blown one.
01:00
Two (number withheld) out.
01:04
Yes, just for information, we have a catalytic converter theft vehicle going around.
01:11
It might be coming your way, last seen around Wellington and Nashville.
01:15
It's a maroon Hyundai Kona.
01:18
The plate on it is (number withheld).
01:23
The plate doesn't come back to that car.
01:25
It's probably hot.
01:27
Yeah, we got it right over the air for you guys.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Wellington Ave & N Nashville Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
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