Officer investigates suspicious unoccupied camper van, Chicago IL

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/14/2025 07:56 AM

W 5th Ave & Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624

An officer investigated a suspicious, unoccupied camper van near Fifth Avenue and Central Park Avenue. The vehicle had an old Michigan license plate with no special alerts. The officer also reported a naked person down near the rear of the building. The property managers cleared the hallway during the investigation.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 10

02:37

Transcript:

00:00

Yeah, can you hold me down on a suspicious auto?

00:03

I'm at Fifth and Central Park.

00:04

Can you help me? I'm trying to run a Michigan plate, but nothing's coming back.

00:11

Is it occupied 33?

00:14

No.

00:17

Go ahead with your plate.

00:20

(number withheld) expires June of 2010.

00:28

All right, hold on.

00:34

There's nothing special about that plate, right, 33?

00:38

That's correct, nothing special on it.

00:41

All right, we'll try it.

00:48

11, 24.

00:54

24? Okay,

01:00

thanks.

01:02

No problem, thank you.

01:04

I don't know.

01:13

All right, and you know what, 24, sorry, just for the air, he is down in the rear of the building, and he is naked from the way is down.

01:22

Naked?

01:27

Yep.

01:33

And 22.

01:35

Mark out to, too.

01:37

One of the residents' state is that the property managers are clear the hallway.

01:45

I'll take a code.

01:49

Just a whole moment.

01:55

(number withheld).

01:57

(number withheld).

01:59

(number withheld).

02:02

I'm clear. I'll offer very much.

02:04

Thank you.

02:06

Okay.

02:12

1133, what kind of car is it? It's like a Chevy van, like a camper van.

02:24

Okay.

02:25

1133, are you able to get a venn?

02:33

I'm not. This is so old, there's no VIN in the window.

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W 5th Ave & Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624

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