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Possible break-in at post office on Cottage Grove AveChicago IL

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S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were asked to check a post office near Cottage Grove Avenue after reports that a postal van had its lights on and someone might have entered it. The situation involved a possible unauthorized entry.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
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00:11
Transcript:
00:00
Hey 14, my 30 sector is down.
00:01
Help me out and check the post office for me near Cottage Grove Avenue.
00:04
They said one of the post office vans' lights were on.
00:06
They thought they saw somebody going in it, but you know, it's supposed to be slow, so please check that out for me.

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Location mentioned:
S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL

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