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Police recover stolen car after chase in ChicagoChicago IL

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audio iconMotor Vehicle Theft
N Kostner Ave & W Rice St, Chicago, IL 60651

As discussed during the dispatch call, police tracked a carjacked Pontiac G6 moving through several Chicago streets, including Kostner, Madison, Cicero, and Rice. The pursuit lasted until the suspect abandoned the car and tried to flee on foot. Officers took the suspect into custody near Kostner Avenue and Rice Street.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
Listen to dispatch call
07:19
Transcript:
00:00
I have a carjacked Pontiac G6 going northbound on Kostner approaching Jackson, Illinois plate of (number withheld).
00:10
And PH is en route.
00:12
He said if anyone gets behind it, don't light it up.
00:15
Northbound on Kostner.
00:19
You said northbound approaching which street? I’m sorry.
00:25
It should be about Jackson right now.
00:29
All right, northbound Kostner approaching Jackson.
00:32
(number withheld), the one that was just carjacked from Seventh District.
00:40
This was carjacked on the twenty-first.
00:43
I'd have to look it up.
00:47
Yeah, actually they had it start hitting in the Seventh District.
00:51
So I apologize about that.
00:52
So we have northbound approaching Kostner and Jackson.
00:56
(number withheld) on the carjacked vehicle.
01:05
Stand by. If we don't have one on the zone, we’re up northbound about two and a half minutes out.
01:11
If you get eyes on, just let me know.
01:12
Don't light it up if I'm good, please.
01:21
Squad, it looks like it's at Monroe still northbound approaching Madison.
01:55
Whoever's driving is signaling to go westbound on Madison.
02:05
Westbound on Madison now.
02:37
We're at Kilpatrick right now, going westbound.
02:52
Coming up to Cicero, signaling to go north.
03:03
We got him hot.
03:08
Making a northbound turn on Cicero right now.
04:17
Should be at Lake Street right now.
04:34
Vehicle northbound Cicero sitting at the light and Lake Street.
05:18
That vehicle is going Ohio eastbound.
05:36
Eastbound Ohio passing Kilpatrick.
05:44
Northbound Kenton coming up to Erie right now.
06:39
I got one running out of the car, running westbound.
06:42
Gray shirt, jumping a fence.
06:51
Guy jumped out, running westbound, gray shirt, back eastbound on Kostner.
07:03
Still coming northbound on Kostner, east side of the street at Rice.
07:08
Right now I got one officer with him taking him into custody.
07:11
Kostner and Rice, we have an officer on scene with them taken into custody. Might be a 15th District car.

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N Kostner Ave & W Rice St, Chicago, IL 60651
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