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Deputies stop reportedly stolen SUV near I-270Pontoon Beach IL

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audio iconMotor Vehicle Theft
I-270, Pontoon Beach, IL

As discussed during the dispatch call, a Pontoon Beach police officer followed a reportedly stolen white SUV eastbound on Interstate 270 near mile marker 7. The officer initiated a traffic stop west of the Route 157 ramp. The vehicle, confirmed stolen out of Missouri, was later secured with support from local agencies, including Edwardsville police. No pursuit was reported, and the situation concluded safely.

Audio|Heard on: Woodford IL Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:31
Transcript:
00:00
I'm behind a stolen white SUV eastbound 270 approaching the seven.
00:05
I'm not in pursuit of it, just following it at the moment.
00:08
Twenty-eight is going to be (number withheld).
00:10
Say, I'm eight union.
00:13
Unknown sticker here.
00:14
Pontoon Beach tech four.
00:17
Pontoon Beach 95, I'm going to go ahead and light them up.
00:20
Pontoon Beach 1040, do you have vehicle description?
00:24
It's going to be a white SUV.
00:31
I'm not sure the make or model or how many times it's occupied.
00:37
Pulled over.
00:40
We'll be pulled over west of Route 157 at the ramp.
00:45
Be waiting for an additional unit.
00:48
Troop A, clean carbon K (number withheld) farm in route 270 from 159.
00:53
Pontoon Beach nine five vehicle is going to be occupied one times.
00:57
It's burned from Edwardsville Apollo (number withheld).
00:59
I'll be out with Pawnee five.
01:01
PD Edwardsville is out with Pontoon Beach.
01:04
Pontoon Beach on his friend, go ahead.
01:09
Are you getting a return on that? It's going to be a 20 some sticker.
01:13
Pontoon Beach, that's affirmative.
01:14
It returns on a 2025 Ford out of Missouri.
01:18
Entered stolen (number withheld) PD Edmondson, Missouri PD Pontoon Beach on his burn status.
01:29
We're secure.
01:30
Pontoon Beach ten four.

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I-270, Pontoon Beach, IL
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