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Stolen dealer plate found on abandoned vehicle near trumbull and cermak, Chicago IL

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Motor Vehicle Theft

Reported: 12/16/2025 03:35 PM

S Trumbull Ave & W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60623

According to the dispatch call, a suspicious unoccupied vehicle at Trumbull and Cermak was found with a salvaged status and a stolen dealer plate from 2023. One person was taken into custody nearby.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10

Listen to dispatch call

02:40

Transcript:

00:00

Squire, if he goes down a suspicious auto no occupants, Trumbull and Cermak, you're in a visit for me.

00:09

Go ahead.

00:11

Two, Frank, Mary,

00:14

excuse me, (name withheld).

00:16

three, John Charlie, five, Adam, boy, boy, 08,

00:21

907.

00:23

Two,

00:24

one for us.

00:31

One, two,

00:34

one.

00:35

Two, one. Two, one.

00:38

Can we get a call like we're out time.

00:40

Yeah, give me one second.

00:44

12.

00:47

12.

00:49

Yeah, I want to call for me.

00:52

(number withheld).

00:56

1013. 1013.

01:03

1013 on the plate, or the VIN.

01:07

13.

01:09

Coming back as a salvaged vehicle, it should be a blue 2010 Ford.

01:16

The last Illinois plate was from August to 2025 to a (name withheld) out of Palos Park.

01:25

I'm going to run it through a couple other states and see, but that's the last hit.

01:31

Can you run this video play for me too?

01:35

Go ahead.

01:38

(name withheld).

01:44

Okay.

01:50

1161, David.

01:51

1161,

01:52

David.

01:57

Here's the street stop.

01:59

Let's go 931, South in California.

02:03

It shows one in custody.

02:05

931, South California.

02:07

You got one in custody at (number withheld).

02:15

1021, it was no answer.

02:18

South was letter.

02:20

And 1013.

02:27

1013, the dealer plate is coming back stolen from 2023.

02:37

1013, you're happy, the dealer plate is coming stolen.

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Location mentioned:

S Trumbull Ave & W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60623

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