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Attempted vehicle theft of SUV near Emerald Ave, Chicago IL

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Motor Vehicle Theft

Reported: 12/17/2025 02:09 AM

S Emerald Ave, Chicago, IL 60628

According to the dispatch call, three men attempted to steal a neighbor's vehicle near Emerald Avenue. They drove away eastbound on 107th Street in a dark SUV, possibly an Acura RDX with a broken sunroof.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 09

Listen to dispatch call

01:43

Transcript:

00:00

Suspicious person, near Emerald Ave.

00:04

The off-duty is calling.

00:06

It says three males attempted to steal the neighbor's vehicle.

00:08

Three males, two in all black, one in blue jeans.

00:12

They left in a dark SUV eastbound on 107th from Emerald.

00:17

So I'll have this time no further.

00:20

Simple.

00:23

And going eastbound on Emerald.

00:26

Unit coming in.

00:29

All the two, you're shortstop.

00:32

All the two is ten-four.

00:35

And go on eastbound.

00:37

502, Sam.

00:42

5.02 Sam.

00:44

5.02. Sam.

00:48

Oh, too fast.

00:52

Madam,

00:54

can you check 107th coming into 5 maybe? It was eastbound from 107th in Emerald, a dark SUV, no maker model at this moment.

01:05

They were supposed to be trying to break into a vehicle all around 22 sides.

01:12

Sure.

01:18

Point in 12, that vehicle might be an Acura RDX.

01:23

The last, don't fly the direction was 107.

01:27

Then, like,

01:29

so it might be the same.

01:32

Thank you.

01:33

All right, 10-4[1]-502 Sammy Copping,

01:37

possibly an Acura RDX?

01:41

Thank you, because he did not copy that.

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10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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S Emerald Ave, Chicago, IL 60628

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