Theft suspect flees store in silver truck, Edwardsville IL
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a theft in progress near Walmart on Troy Road in Edwardsville. The suspect reportedly left the store, possibly Dick’s Sporting Goods, in a silver Ford F-150 heading west on Center Street. Officers attempted to locate the vehicle amid heavy traffic on Highway 159.
Audio|Heard on: Madison IL Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
00:43
Transcript:
00:00
Units, I have a theft in progress.
00:03
(name withheld) walked out getting into a silver Ford F-150 in the lot currently.
00:09
Sixty route?
00:10
Seventy-eight route.
00:11
Unit 76. Caller believed that the person went westbound on Center Street.
00:16
Any return on that? Hollywood and Missouri.
00:19
One hundred and (number withheld).
00:21
That license plate returned to a 2006 sedan.
00:26
Sixty, copy.
00:27
I just had a few silver F-150s pass me on Highway 159.
00:31
There's heavy traffic.
00:32
I can't see the plates.
00:33
They were all southbound.
00:37
76-54, can you respond to Walmart just to check on this report?
00:40
Affirmative.
00:42
54, it was at Dick's.
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Location mentioned:
Troy Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025
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