Man in black seen fleeing vehicle fire suspected as arsonist, Chicago IL


Police and fire are responding to a vehicle fire. A witness saw a man dressed in black, with a mask and carrying a gas can, running away, leading to suspicion of arson.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
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Transcript:
Let's standby for a moment, Austin 31 On the clearing and hereon, there's a vehicle on fire I just handed Leclair in here, Ron. Okay, 10-4. We'll get fire rolling. I don't have a call yet on the board. All right, 25-12. 25-24. 25-24. 150-2-10. 25-24, you coming in? 15-0-2-7. O2 Sam, go ahead, if you have an emergency. Yeah, I think that car farm might have been an arson. I got a guy (name withheld) all-black, black mask with a gas can walking away. He was running eastbound down here from Leclair, and now he's on Northbound on Laverne. All right, 31, you copy, Northbound Laverne? I'll try to get over there.
Let's standby for a moment, Austin 31 On the clearing and hereon, there's a vehicle on fire I just handed Leclair in here, Ron. Okay, 10-4. We'll get fire rolling. I don't have a call yet on the board. All right, 25-12. 25-24. 25-24. 150-2-10. 25-24, you coming in? 15-0-2-7. O2 Sam, go ahead, if you have an emergency. Yeah, I think that car farm might have been an arson. I got a guy (name withheld) all-black, black mask with a gas can walking away. He was running eastbound down here from Leclair, and now he's on Northbound on Laverne. All right, 31, you copy, Northbound Laverne? I'll try to get over there.
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Location mentioned:
Leclaire Garden, 415 N Leclaire Ave, Chicago, IL 60644
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