Retail theft reported at Target on North Clark, Chicago IL
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TheftAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a report of an active retail theft at the Target store on North Clark Street in Chicago. Store security reported that a person in a black jacket was attempting to leave through the fire exit. Officers coordinated their response and checked nearby locations, but no further sightings were confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 02
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03:15
Transcript:
00:00
Nineteen 20.
00:04
Yeah, Target near North Clark called.
00:07
Said one of the people there has been known to steal.
00:11
Male wearing a black coat.
00:13
He is heading out the fire exits off the alley, is there now.
00:16
I am gonna head over that way.
00:19
All right, near North Clark.
00:22
Target called 20.
00:23
Usual shoplifter is hanging out by the fire exit off the alley.
00:27
Any six-two team available for this? Possibly the theft from Target.
00:31
Near North Clark for 920.
00:40
921, can you head over there with 2921?
00:46
199, where's it at?
00:49
At Target near North Clark.
00:53
20's headed over there, he got a call.
00:55
Oh here comes a call now.
00:56
(name withheld) says a male in a black jacket is actively shoplifting now inside Target.
01:02
Caller (name withheld).
01:08
9912 coming from a lunch location.
01:12
All right, two one from a distance.
01:14
Turn four. Kind of if anyone else is close.
01:16
Sounds like a retail theft in progress at Target near North Clark.
01:27
962, you can wrap that with ice.
01:31
062, all right, put on your box as well.
01:33
Turn four.
01:36
920?
01:38
Nineteen 20.
01:40
We have SDSC room, all the cameras by there.
01:43
Maybe they can assist us.
01:45
Probably a CTA, usually runs on the CTA Red Line.
01:50
Nineteen oh two Sam info.
01:53
And we're just eyeing on.
01:54
However, nothing on.
01:55
We have nothing on Belmont.
01:57
Nothing in the CTA Red Line.
02:00
All right, currently nothing on Belmont's CTA Red per O two Sam.
02:06
Yeah, they'll have to call CTA for the Red Line cameras.
02:13
Only description we had was male in a black jacket, possibly hanging out by the fire escape on the side of the Target.
02:28
He is supposed to be coming out the fire exit in a second.
02:31
All right, 20's in the alley behind Target.
02:34
Person is allegedly coming out the fire escape.
02:42
Anyone else by Target near North Clark? Only description we had was male in a black jacket.
02:46
Only description we had.
02:51
Boy, 361 boy.
02:54
Three six one boy, ten four.
02:55
Thank you.
03:01
Sixty David, we're talking with Target security.
03:06
Sixty David looking around two tons for.
03:09
If you get anything else, let me know.
03:10
All we had was a person in a black jacket.
03:13
Supposed to be coming out the fire escape.
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Location mentioned:
N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657
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