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Suspicious vehicle with expired registration abandoned near RandolphChicago IL

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audio iconSuspicious Vehicle
W Randolph St & W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607

As discussed during the dispatch call, a gray Ford vehicle with expired registration was reportedly crashed and abandoned in an alley near Randolph and Lake streets. No occupants were found nearby. The vehicle appeared suspicious, and the incident may involve an abandoned auto.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
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03:22
Transcript:
00:00
Getting a suspicious auto.
00:02
No occupants ran off in Garland.
00:05
Gray Ford, just spotted an auto accident.
00:08
I mean the loss.
00:10
Oh, disregard.
00:17
Spot, what was that over there? Randolph and Garland.
00:20
Uh, looks like they said a suspicious, I don't know occupants (name withheld) (number withheld).
00:26
Was it an auto accident over there with the auto PI?
00:35
Spot, we talking about what you got over here.
00:37
Myself and this is 123 fire and 122, we're in 111.
00:41
We're right here, so we just trying to figure out what's going on.
00:55
It's a suspicious auto.
01:00
Randolph and Garland, getting a theft just occurred.
01:06
Eight two three.
01:10
23.
01:12
Stuff just occurred inside all these 201 West Division.
01:16
Male black, 3040s, stole items from the store now walking northbound on Wells.
01:21
Male medium complexion, 5'11", medium build,
01:25
wearing dark color skull cap,
01:29
black face mask.
01:31
Name is (name withheld), (name withheld).
01:34
Jacket is black, pants carrying a shopping bag.
01:39
131,
01:41
I'll advise.
01:42
I'll just tell us to contact the ARS.
01:44
He left.
01:46
Okay,
01:47
131?
01:49
You can give that complete disregard over here.
01:52
All right, 131 giving a disregard.
01:54
Assault in progress at 1140 South Wabash.
01:56
Disregard.
01:57
Getting a burglar alarm 822B.
02:01
Noble Academy High School Northwest exit.
02:10
One two one, do you see the vehicle?
02:19
Wait, 122, you see the vehicle.
02:23
One 22 negative five, we walked on Randolph to Garland and there's no one out there.
02:33
All right.
02:38
1833.
02:39
What was the description? We never heard a description, what type of vehicle were they calling about?
02:45
1833.
02:48
Show us on gas,
02:50
North River.
02:52
North River, and we had another unit coming in.
02:58
123 squad, we were asking what type of vehicle are these people calling about.
03:03
They're saying it's just suspicious.
03:12
Okay, it's expired (name withheld) (number withheld) gray Ford four door crashed abandoned in an alley between Randolph and Lake.
03:20
It's just a suspicious I don't know occupants.

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Location mentioned:
W Randolph St & W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607
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