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Suspects sought in deceptive practice at Southport AveChicago IL

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N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to reports of three individuals suspected of a deceptive practice outside near North Southport Avenue in Chicago. The group included two females and one male with face tattoos, all wearing black coats. They were associated with a black Nissan Rogue bearing a possibly fake Massachusetts license plate. The vehicle was last seen traveling southbound on Western Avenue from Belmont.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 02
Listen to dispatch call
03:40
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, they were wanted for deceptive practices.
00:02
It was at least three of them.
00:04
It was two females,
00:06
one male—at least one male in a car—face tattoos,
00:11
black coat, and two female with black coats.
00:19
All right, two females, one male with some face tattoos, black coat.
00:23
At what store? What's the exact address over here?
00:30
Outside near North Southport.
00:34
Holding a black clipboard and a license plate that we had is (number withheld), but it may be a fake plate.
00:46
But that's what was on the car.
00:50
Oh, all right.
00:51
(Number withheld) possible plates.
00:54
Yeah, that does not sound like Illinois.
00:55
Okay.
01:00
Which direction?
01:06
What's that? Two four additional.
01:11
Hello, what's up? 63 Charlie 4, I was just trying to find out which direction the vehicle is involved.
01:17
Oh, 60 Charlie, sorry, sorry, we're 24.
01:19
Which way did that car take off 24? Do they know?
01:26
Eastbound on Addison and southbound on Racine.
01:32
All right, eastbound Addison then southbound Racine.
01:35
So southbound Racine from Addison.
01:42
How long ago was this? Go ahead.
01:46
It's been a minute.
01:47
They first called us in about eleven forty-four hours.
01:50
Is that about right, twenty-four? We've got about a half hour now.
01:57
Nineteen oh two Sam fan four.
02:00
Oh two Sam.
02:03
Squad, regards to that black SUV, it's going to be a Nissan Rogue out of Massachusetts.
02:10
Last seen at 1201 westbound on Western.
02:16
All right, out of Massachusetts, we'll try to run that and southbound on Western.
02:20
Okay, turn four.
02:24
All right, vehicle last seen southbound Western, 1201 hours.
02:27
It's currently 1217 black Nissan Rogue with the Massachusetts plate (number withheld).
02:36
We'll try that.
02:38
Western and where?
02:44
OT Sam Western from Cordelia.
02:49
Negative squad, this is the LPR hit.
02:52
Oh, it was just the LPR hit? Okay, Western and what other did it say?
02:59
Looks like near North Western.
03:02
All right, looks like southbound Western from Belmont again.
03:05
Twelve oh one hours, currently 1217.
03:08
Trying to run that as a Massachusetts plate now.
03:15
That last thing was a while ago, right? Not just now?
03:20
Yeah, last seen 1201 hours southbound on Western from Belmont.
03:24
It's currently 1218, so that's definitely more than 15 minutes ago now.
03:32
All right, the plate comes back to (name withheld).
03:34
It's a rental car, the 2024 Nissan Rogue,
03:38
black in color.

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N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
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