Auto theft attempt reported near West 16th Street, Chicago IL
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Motor Vehicle TheftAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a report of an auto theft in progress near West 16th Street and Central Park Avenue in Chicago. A caller described a man attempting to steal a vehicle, possibly a blue Kia. The suspect was reported wearing a blue jacket, gray pants, and blue headphones. Police located a blue Kia at the intersection, but it was found unoccupied.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
Listen to dispatch call
02:10
Transcript:
00:00
No units in ten getting an auto theft in progress.
00:02
Details to follow.
00:03
Sixteenth and Central Park, sixteenth and Central Park.
00:06
Someone is trying to steal a vehicle at the location.
00:09
It's a Spanish-speaking caller.
00:11
Offender is described as a male, that's all I got so far.
00:17
Ten fourteen. What do you think?
00:23
Or head that way.
00:24
Sixteenth and Central Park, please.
00:26
Says someone's trying to steal a car.
00:27
Male suspect.
00:28
Still waiting for more details.
00:32
Hope it's not another prank.
00:33
Ten.
00:37
Fourteen. I'm sorry, didn't copy.
00:43
I just got the jump off.
00:45
All right, call received, go ahead.
00:48
Two call numbers.
00:56
All right, the offender is described as a male wearing a blue jacket and boots.
01:00
Black shoes.
01:02
That doesn't make sense.
01:04
A blue jacket, black shoes, gray pants and blue headphones.
01:13
No weapons seen.
01:19
It says police are on scene.
01:21
I don't know who's over there.
01:22
But the vehicle is gone.
01:28
Have a vehicle.
01:31
Wish I knew.
01:37
Was it a blue Kia?
01:43
It doesn't say.
01:44
This caller speaks Spanish and just disconnected.
01:49
All right, there's a blue Kia at the corner of 16th and Central Park.
01:53
I did see someone turn around in it.
01:58
The car is empty now.
02:01
Seemed like someone fled from the vehicle.
02:04
All right, understood.
02:05
Blue Kia on the corner of Sixteenth and Central Park.
02:07
It's unoccupied now.
02:10
Possibly that car.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W 16th St & Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
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