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Off-duty sergeant follows u-haul suspected of theftChicago IL

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W 59th St & Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60629

According to the dispatch call, an off-duty police sergeant reported following a U-Haul truck suspected of stealing packages. The vehicle was tracked through several streets near 55th and Central, 59th and Cicero, and other intersections in Chicago.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
Listen to dispatch call
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
It looks like that U-Haul is now at 55th and Central.
00:03
It's a sergeant, off-duty sergeant that's calling this in.
00:06
Back at the light going south on our Cicero from 55th Street.
00:15
All right, now there are 59th Street Cicero going eastbound for that U-Haul that's with stealing packages.
00:21
590 Cicero eastbound.
00:23
815.
00:25
815.
00:27
Yeah, you can slow it down over here.
00:28
I'll give you going in a second.
00:30
Everything's good. All right, 15 is giving a slowdown for the Reamer at 48 and Kilpatrick.
00:36
48 and Kilpatrick, slow down.
00:43
All right.
00:44
5-9 and Koshner now for the U-Haul.
00:46
It looks like the sergeant is following.
00:49
These offenders in his personal vehicle.
00:51
I'll update 60th and Kenneth now.
00:58
All right, currently in the alley.
01:05
Right now northbound 5 7th and trip for the U-Haul.
01:08
That sergeant is following him in his personal vehicle.
01:17
He has an Aton citywide thefts in progress.
01:19
Came over at 55th and central.
01:21
It looks like an off-duty officer is following a U-Haul wanted for stealing packages.
01:26
Currently westbound, 57th and trip.
01:27
Nothing further.
01:28
Eight district.
01:29
Zone 6.
01:34
All right, 5 and 6 in Cullen going westbound.
01:38
56 calling.
01:44
Right past and 56 in Crosner, still westbound.
01:52
5.6 in Kilbourne now.
01:59
802, Sam.
02:01
802, Sam.
02:03
Does the U-Haul say 1999 on the right code?
02:08
Let me scroll down and see.
02:09
There's a million updates in here.
02:16
Yeah, it is 1995, 1-995.
02:21
It's northbound costing from 5-7.
02:24
Northbound Costner 5-7, time 4.
02:27
They're at the stop sign currently.
02:29
Call takers still on the phone with this off duty.
02:31
That's where I'm getting all this info.

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Location mentioned:
W 59th St & Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60629

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Confirmation
  2. Decision Not to Pursue
  3. U-Haul Tracked Through Multiple Locations
  4. Ongoing Updates and Pursuit
  5. Theft in Progress Alert
  6. U-Haul Spotted and Followed
  7. Initial Slowdown Issued

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