Suspect flees on foot after vehicle theft in Chicago, Chicago IL
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Motor Vehicle TheftOfficers tracked a stolen black 2013 Ford pickup truck by GPS near Thomas Street and Lavergne Avenue in Chicago. A suspect described as a tall male wearing all black fled on foot through nearby alleys. Police searched yards between Laverne, Lawler, and Augusta streets and secured the stolen vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
Listen to dispatch call
08:37
Transcript:
00:00
Is there a way we can have a unit? They're tracking the vehicle through GPS on a phone that's in the vehicle.
00:08
Is there a way we can have a unit drive past the location and see if you can spot it?
00:15
Is that far? Where's it tracking it?
00:18
Laverne and Thomas?
00:23
Fifteen thirty one.
00:28
All right, Thomas Street and Lavergne Avenue will send somebody.
00:30
Fifteen, district car coming in.
00:34
Fifteen, thirty one, foot this one out.
00:36
All right, fifteen thirty one, ten four.
00:39
Five one squad, fifty one.
00:42
Fifty one, ten four.
00:43
I got ten-four.
00:47
Is that car moving or is it south?
00:55
1512 is it showing over there?
01:01
The vehicle is showing correct on Thomas Street and Lavergne Avenue.
01:06
All right, 1551, it should be stationary, Thomas and LaBern.
01:11
Kansas State.
01:13
Go on.
01:18
1551. 1551, go ahead.
01:21
Hey squad, how many offenders with their arms? We're reviewing cameras right now.
01:28
I don't know how many offenders or if any arms.
01:37
7-4-1 the area.
01:40
All right, 10-4[1].
01:43
Again,
01:44
the vehicle should be a black 2013 Ford pickup, black 2013 Ford pickup, plates of (number withheld).
01:55
It's a black 2013 Ford pickup.
02:04
25-22, we're getting a cancellation for your alarm now.
02:10
So forth.
02:14
We got the car.
02:15
We got one.
02:17
We got one.
02:19
No, blackwood.
02:20
Westbound, Thomas.
02:22
Come up onto the alley.
02:23
I promise to the Verne, Scott.
02:25
Or about 6 feet, all black.
02:28
All right.
02:30
All right, got one run in Mel Black, 6 foot wearing all blacks.
02:32
Southbound through the alley.
02:33
Thomas Street and Lavergne Avenue.
02:34
Got one run in 15 minutes.
02:35
Hey, Ma'am, get the car.
02:36
He's come in the alley. He's coming in the alley.
02:41
If we can get some more cars, Thomas Street and Lavergne Avenues, 1551's got one run in southbound through the alley, male black, six foot wearing all black.
02:49
He's got down, buddy phone.
02:55
He's going through right here. He should be...
03:06
All right, they're on Laverne now in the alley on Laverne headed southbound between Laverne and Lawler.
03:12
All right, 15-55 more with making up coming to you got here.
03:26
She's back in the west alley of Laverne, the left alley of Laverne.
03:30
All right, he's back in the West Valley,
03:33
he's wearing all black, he's about two feet ball.
03:38
All right, ten four, male black, six-foot, bald-headed wearing all-black with the black hoodie.
03:43
Male black, bald-headed, about six-foot wearing all-black with the black hoodie.
03:47
He's running southbound through the West Alley of LeBern and Lawler.
03:54
What does he want it for? What is he wanted for?
03:57
So we're calling.
03:59
They off the air.
04:05
In 51.
04:08
We're in our call right here.
04:10
I'm a burn in the gun.
04:13
1551. 1551.
04:20
All right, 5051 says he may be in the backyard over there, again, the west alley between Laverne and Lawler.
04:29
1550.
04:31
1550, go ahead.
04:33
Yeah, a lot of cars are coming that way, so let us know we're going to make a crew for a truck.
04:37
I'm going to go secure the truck, all right?
04:47
All right, ten-four. What unit is secure in the car?
04:53
1502 Sam has eyes on the truck.
04:56
All right, 1502 Sam has eyes on the vehicle.
05:00
Whichever unit is secured and I just let us know and give us a good address for the car.
05:06
Hey, this guy's gotta be in one of these backyards around here.
05:14
It's fine, call on an address.
05:20
Augusta and Levern any of these three houses up here?
05:24
All right, possibly in the backyard of a house on the Augusta and of Verne.
05:27
Do you have a good address to start looking at?
05:30
12.
05:33
1-206 North Leverne.
05:35
All right. (number withheld) North Lavergne, possibly in the backyard of that location or in that area.
05:47
In 1520, where is this truck, yes, so we can secure the vehicle in case we find this offender? Well, just on Thomas Street and Lavergne Avenue on the west-south corner.
05:56
All right, Thomas Street and Lavergne Avenue on the southwest corner is where the vehicle is.
06:00
And again, first unit, with it, secure in the car, let us know which beat you are with the car.
06:10
24, we're going to go secure the vehicle, Thomas and LeBern.
06:14
1524, 10.4.
06:16
Southwest corner Thomas Silverburn.
06:25
And 1551, are we looking for anyone else or just the one?
06:29
Just for one individual squad.
06:31
He was getting out the car before the all-black clothing.
06:35
All right, tip, we're only looking for the one offender.
06:38
Again, it's a male black about six-foot bald wearing all-black with a black hoodie.
06:45
Offense you can listen to the last no location of the Avenger.
06:52
Augusta and Laverne within the last three houses, guys.
07:00
All right, last seen Augusta and Laverne on the east or well the west side of the street, correct?
07:05
Between Laverne and Lawler?
07:08
Sanforced. Is this anything else is asking anything?
07:14
5-02, Sam.
07:18
02, Sam.
07:21
Do you have anything on the pods?
07:27
I saw him running south down by the alley when the guys were chasing him.
07:32
That's all I saw.
07:33
The vehicle was black by a tree.
07:35
It looked like he was dumping some sort of stuff north of where the vehicle's parked.
07:42
I don't know if it's some sort of building or...
07:49
He was dropping proceeds, I don't know.
07:55
1502, can you see if he ever made it to Augusta and LeVirn?
08:01
Matt, he's looking out.
08:08
1550.
08:11
1550, go ahead.
08:13
Yeah, let me get a car to go to Augusta Maverin, just right there.
08:16
We've got cars up here on Thomas,
08:18
and make a cromer over here on the wall start walking, see what we'll find him.
08:23
All right, ten-four.
08:24
Twenty-two, you're over there.
08:25
Can you meet fifty at Augustine, Laverne, Laverne in Augustus, 1522?
08:34
Or if there's a unit over there that can meet 1550 at Augusta and Laverne.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
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N Lavergne Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
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