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Multiple vehicles drag race and flee police near 52nd and WesternChicago IL

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W 52nd St, Chicago, IL

There are multiple reports of vehicles involved in drag racing and reckless driving near 52nd and Western. Several vehicles fled the area when police arrived. Some cars were driving at high speeds without license plates and endangered traffic. Police are monitoring the situation and advising caution to units in the area.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
05:29
Transcript:
00:00
gray, no plate, just turn off the lights.
00:04
Not following southbound.
00:10
All right, headed south down from where?
00:14
Western, passing 43rd street, just took the red light. Not falling during my turn around.
00:25
All right, now it's 53 at Western for a gray car, turned off the light,
00:29
going south down location.
00:32
No plate at all.
00:35
And no plate at all.
00:38
Again for the units over there dealing with drag races, please use caution.
00:46
912.
00:47
1-2.
00:49
Can you're going with 921.
00:52
No, 4.
00:57
K-5, the drag racers cleared out from over there on Kentsy. They did go southbound on Kempi, possibly going towards eight.
01:06
All right, and again per 925.
01:14
Looks like they fled from the area.
01:17
Possibly you went southbound McKenzie headed into eight.
01:20
Again, they come back, use Kasha.
01:26
9.23.
01:31
933. 923.
01:35
923 squad. Can we get a RD for a 99 boy? And then our crash victim's ID is with one of the tack units that they could check if they have it every day.
01:48
6-3, boys.
01:50
6-3-boy. 6-3-boy.
01:52
We do not have his IDs.
01:56
EMS, the paramedics had it.
01:58
They were supposed to give it back to him.
02:04
One four, two, three, do you copy?
02:07
Okay, great, time four.
02:14
Time is now 0100 hours, June November.
02:18
And 2.3 for your ID number is going to be John John 474152. John John 474152 for 010191, 01091.
02:32
A couple of seconds.
02:34
You're welcome.
02:35
A925. 2.5. Are we able to code the drive-right system 30s at McKessie?
02:47
8 has been notified.
02:49
Thank you.
02:56
914. 914.
02:59
All right, 14.
03:01
Got a music disturbance. Coming over, Anonymous, Phil, 2903, 2903, south Emerald. The neighbors are having a loud party, talking loudly outside. They live in the basement of a coach house.
03:11
The door is on the north side of a building. They're in the backyard. It's about five people.
03:15
Call said, the last time police responded. They were making threats to her. No threats are made tonight, however.
03:20
They have been drinking, no weapons or fighting, and the caller has to work tomorrow. Nothing further for this.
03:26
Purple. 2.5, traffic stop.
03:33
Western and 50 seconds.
03:35
Weston and 50 seconds, so far.
03:40
9-1-1.
03:45
911.
03:48
911. Yeah.
03:51
11. It's coming over for driving reckless. Could have been the drag races, though.
03:57
For Pershing and Western, Western and Pershing, southbound on Western, several cars driving erratically and interrupted and a flow of traffic. Not the farther.
04:06
24.
04:09
934.
04:15
Sorry, 34.
04:16
Music disturbance, please.
04:18
Near West Garfield.
04:20
Near West Garfield take the third floor apartment but they're in the backyard having a small gathering with lots of yelling and loud music playing. Nothing further.
04:32
Thank you, bye. Thank you, bye. We have multiple drag races. Thank you.
04:44
Sorry, C5B, you cut out. No plate.
04:47
Female, off the passenger.
04:53
52nd and Western for the drag races.
04:55
The gray Infinity, no plates, female passenger.
04:59
104.
05:00
105 units in the zone, and looks like the drag racers are back. 52nd and Western.
05:05
Wow, we've got a gray car left no front plate, no back plate, two in South Island High Rate C, off of the station.
05:14
And again a white Cadillac, no front, no back, weights, high rate of speed, use caution.
05:22
Two-five, did you want to stand your T-stop or be on the drag racers?
05:28
You, stay on the T-stop.

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