Tow truck driver attempts to remove vehicles against orders, Chicago IL
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A tow truck driver tried to remove vehicles at near South Halsted Street against police instructions. The driver became angry and refused to comply. Police requested backup and a supervisor to handle the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
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04:15
Transcript:
00:00
FYI,
00:01
the owner of his tow truck, I'm assuming he's the owner.
00:06
He's jumped in the vehicle and he's attempting to take both vehicles, the tow truck, and the other vehicles that I gave you info on.
00:15
He was told to not take the vehicles.
00:19
He became irate and he's still in the car.
00:26
Hi, is he still unseen? Do you want an assist unit or has he gone with the car?
00:32
No, he's still unseen.
00:35
Okay, so you need an assist over there, 522? Um,
00:45
I have the unit who brought me the tone for it here.
00:51
Okay.
00:52
Do you need a supervisor over there? This tow truck driver is over there trying to take the tow truck and the car and 2-2 told him not to do it.
00:58
He's doing it?
01:04
99. All right.
01:07
Supervisor available for 522? All right.
01:11
If you have, give me a minute.
01:12
I'm over here at the person site.
01:15
What address is 5-2-2-12746 South Halsted Street?
01:21
Near South Halsted Street.
01:28
What's somebody else going over there?
01:34
Five-six-three boy, they're going to come out there.
01:36
This five-six-three, boy,
01:38
they're going to come out there. That's five-six-three.
01:43
All right, 563 Boy is going over there to assist, okay.
01:47
510 will be over there as soon as possible, then, okay?
01:54
99.
01:55
10, 4.
01:57
5, David 13.
01:59
5, David 13.
02:02
You know, that's 5 and old seen.
02:06
Ambulance 5 on scene.
02:07
Okay, did we ever find out where it happened?
02:14
Negative up for right here.
02:17
Correct, Com.
02:18
All right. It was on the 11th December of 2025.
02:22
513.
02:28
513. 513. 513.
02:33
513, go ahead.
02:36
Yeah, 13. I don't know what you can do with this.
02:39
Municipal Ordinance Violation 109-16 South Wabash.
02:43
This is anonymous citizen.
02:45
Pickup truck and white dump truck.
02:47
No plate number on the front or rear there.
02:49
dumping and taking it to State Street is what it says.
03:06
5.272ndi 2ndi 2ndi 2ndi 2nd.
03:09
Yes,
03:10
she does. She's got that tow truck trying to tow the vehicle that she ordered on the tow truck and on the vehicle that he's trying to toll now.
03:20
All right school, I'm coming from a 905 Michigan Harlem High School.
03:23
I'll go out there.
03:24
It'll be a minute, though.
03:25
I'm from that because.
03:27
All right, 70 will be a few minutes, but he'll be out there.
03:29
510, you copy that if you want to stay on that person's shot, 70 was kind of take that.
03:39
510, you copy that? 510.
03:41
So he'll take a look at that tow truck driver thing with 522, okay.
03:48
With regard. Okay,
03:49
9. Thank you.
03:50
Thank you again, 7.
03:54
522.
03:55
Yes, ma'am.
03:57
Can you really the freight that comes back to this tow truck and the exploration base?
04:08
Was that that 1229-2-2-29-truck, right?
04:13
It's fired 12 of 24.
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S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60628
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