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Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10 · 1/5/2026 09:21 AM
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Yeah, descriptions of vehicle that was involved. Let me know when you are ready. Go ahead, 1000 Adam. It's going to be a gray Volkswagen. Looks like it has a spoiler on the back. It's got a red blank logo. License plate, but it doesn't have a. It's just a car dealership logo, but it's all red. It has a white temporary tag in the left upper corner, driver's side corner, and no tints. You said it was a gray Volkswagen. You said it had some type of red logo on the license plate and then no plates on the vehicle, but white temp tag in the driver's side rear? Correct. It's a four-door sedan. Newer or older model Volkswagen? Looks like an older, but could be newer. Okay, so a gray four-door Volkswagen, unknown. I'd say it looks very clean. It has some kind of red logo on the license plates, all red with no plates and a white temp tag in the driver's side rear. Number went south past 16th. They went east or west on 16th? Either had to go east or west on 15th and 16th. Never went south. Sedan or SUV? Sedan, gray four-door Volkswagen, very clean. Uh, 1130? Eleven 30. Eleven 30. Eleven 20. Eleven 21. Four. You head back to that job you had earlier, near South Hamlin with that suspicious person. Thirty's on scene and not responding to the radio now. Near South Hamlin, I see him over there at the church. Eleven 30. Eleven 24. Eleven 24. Eleven twenty-four. Well, let me see a van station. Eleven 30 and eleven twenty-four. Let me check. Oh, 1130 is on scene of a suspicious person. Near South Hamlin. I have them on the GPS there. I am trying. I have twenty-one en route. I am trying to raise twenty-four to assist because I cannot raise 30. Four hundred en route. Thank you. Person on scene, let me know. Got to know why 30 is not answering. All right. Stand by unless I have somebody on scene with 1130 near South Hamlin. He's not responding to the radio. 1107 shop. 1107 Charlie, are you with 1130? I'm not, but I just talked to him. He was on the job, so he's going to come up shortly. Okay. 1203 Andrews. He's near South Hamlin at a suspicious person at the church. 1130. 1130. Yeah, I was talking to church staff. You were calling me? Oh yeah, I wanted to make sure you're okay because you were there and then answering the radio. I have units en route over there. Do you still need them with you? No, I'm fine. Okay. So 1121? Copy. And 1124, got you guys clear. Units in ten pending in the back box still to check the well-being. Near South Lawndale, near South Lawndale. We might be able to give that a code in a second. Overdose near South Western. The ambulance is still on scene there. That's theft in progress over at Walgreens. The alarm going off near South Kilbourn. Hey 1010. Turn down. The check the well-being near South Lawndale, Fire got in and took the 80 year old to the hospital. Can I go ahead and dupe it to them for right now? Very nice, please do. Perfect, thank you. 1107 Charlie. 1107 Charlie. Well, I'm just reporting the station. Some reason something's going on with this one. Can I get an ID number for an 1156 for a location of occurrence near Race Avenue? Sounds good. (name withheld) 104402, 104402 on event (number withheld). My nothing. You're welcome. Eleven twelve. Eleven twelve. Eleven 14 for the assist. Fourteen. And I have a check the well-being near West Walton, open line here. There is a male and female arguing in Spanish in the background. I have no other information. Near West Walton. Ninety-nine. Ninety-nine. This is (name withheld) 14. 11, (name withheld) 14? I get a special attention at 1140, both havers. All right, (number withheld). Hey yeah, 1010, I'm gonna get rid of something else to you also that theft in progress at Walgreens are gonna call for report. Yeah, everything called in. 1002 Sam. 1002 Sam? Just for concerning that Volkswagen, we last checked that Volkswagen heading west on Sixteenth Street from Pulaski. 1003 h , that's when we lose it. I picked up at 1003 hours. You said southbound Pulaski from Sixteen? Yes, westbound from Sixteenth. Westbound on Sixteenth from Pulaski.
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Gray Volkswagen flees after traffic incident

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As discussed during the dispatch call, a gray four-door Volkswagen sedan was involved in a traffic-related incident near the intersection of West 16th Street and South Pulaski Road in Chicago. The vehicle, described as clean with a red dealership logo and white temporary tag, was last seen traveling westbound on Sixteenth Street from Pulaski.

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W 16th St & S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60623
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