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Unoccupied vehicle tied to possible SUV break-inChicago IL

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S Springfield Ave & W 15th St, Chicago, IL 60623

As discussed during the dispatch call, police located an unoccupied vehicle near 15th Street and Springfield Avenue that was previously flagged by a license plate reader. The situation may be connected to a possible break-in involving a purple SUV observed about an hour earlier. Officers are investigating the apparent vehicle theft incident.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
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00:41
Transcript:
00:00
All right, just for info, unit 1014 has the vehicle unoccupied near 15th St and Springfield Ave.
00:10
And (number withheld).
00:16
That same vehicle earlier hit on an LPR near North Ashland Avenue.
00:24
I'll give you a comment as my friend (name withheld) after watching that LPR live.
00:28
They broke into a purple,
00:31
I want to say SUV.
00:33
It's parked on the road,
00:36
and then they drove off.
00:38
I don't know if anybody called from over there.
00:40
That was about an hour ago.

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Location mentioned:
S Springfield Ave & W 15th St, Chicago, IL 60623
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