Suspicious person flees after possible theft in Wicker Park, Chicago IL
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TheftAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a suspicious person and a possible theft near North Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park. The suspect, described as a male wearing a black jacket and pants, fled northbound on Milwaukee and later dropped a bag on Winchester. Police recovered the bag, and the suspect remained at large at the time of this transmission.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
Listen to dispatch call
05:58
Transcript:
00:00
Thirteen oh three boy, you can show me on Milwaukee as well.
00:05
Two boys
00:11
coming in.
00:16
The attack unit coming in.
00:22
One 462 boy.
00:26
Sixty boys.
00:32
We got one.
00:33
What?
00:34
Male, black jacket,
00:36
black pants.
00:40
Is he in the store? Is he detained?
00:44
No. He's running northbound on Milwaukee.
00:50
Eight hundred and sixty boy saying a suspicious person[1] who was going to commit theft, male, black jacket, black pants, running northbound on Milwaukee.
01:04
He's a known person that commits theft.
01:07
They just said they thought he was about to start stealing in the store.
01:13
Sure if he stole anything.
01:29
I have a picture of the offender from the store, so if they get him, I can bring the picture over.
01:48
He was last running northbound on Milwaukee from near North Milwaukee.
03:20
Be advised, citizen today that the offender ran southbound on Winchester.
03:25
We have the northbound on Winchester where we have his bag.
03:30
He dropped it.
03:34
Offender from near North Milwaukee.
03:37
Citizen says he ran northbound on Winchester, but he dropped his bag.
03:43
Male, black jacket, black pants.
05:42
I'm with that unit and they have the picture. I'm just bringing them back to the store.
05:48
I guess the suspect is at large right now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
suspicious person: Report of a suspicious person
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Location mentioned:
N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
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