Drag racers block Cicero and Roosevelt causing traffic hazard, Chicago IL
TrafficA group of vehicles suspected to be drag racers drove southbound on Cicero Avenue near Roosevelt Road. Some had their license plates blocked. They ignored traffic signals and used oncoming lanes, creating traffic hazards and road closures. Police responded to disperse the crowd and manage traffic.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 12
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Transcript:
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Just for information, we saw, I saw about four cars go down, Augusta to Cicero, going southbound.
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A couple of cars had their plates blocked out.
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And four.
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Looks like the drag racers are southbound, Augustine, Cicero with plates blocked out.
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They're passing Washington.
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They're all going to be together.
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Just passing Washington. 10.4.
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25, 24. It's all the same part.
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24.
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A mental health disturbance near West Diversity on the first floor.
00:41
The caller is not on scene. Her mother called her and said the 33-old cousin is diagnosed by polar schizophrenia as having an episode.
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10 4th strut.
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Austin C.3.
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Austin C3.
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You run the Indiana license plate.
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(name withheld) 701 and God to be trust plate.
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Time 4.
01:14
Austin 2.3.
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Austin, 23.
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All right, comes back to active, clear for (name withheld), she's and Georgia, a middle initial out of Indianapolis.
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For a Nissan Signature on 2008, red in color.
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Time 4.
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15, 13. 13.
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15. 13. 13.
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1513 for information slot those drag racers crossed Roosevelt going south down in Ficero they're now in Fisero going oncoming lands of traffic all that good stuff but if you could just notify them
02:03
time for we'll get we'll get Cicero a call
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five one five two five five five five
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We're going to make that a two-call for now. Crowd has been dispersed.
02:21
Thank you for the backup.
02:23
Thanks for the backup on Norman D.
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Good job.
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1531.
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1531. 1531.
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Passing Superior going down Cicero, Black Infinity,
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no lights,
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going to the lights and stuff.
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What direction?
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Southbound.
02:55
Southbound on Superior and Cicero is the Black Infinity with no lights, disregarding all the traffic lights.
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Austin 13.
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Cicero has Roosevelt and Ciceroa has Roosevelt and Cicero Lockdown.
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We get to more part of over there.
03:18
Can we get more cars over to Sister-Oner-Rizvout?
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33-shot-line-s-Syself.
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321, year-bye.
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33-33-33. 5. 5.
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Awesome, Mr. Everyone, leave a good show, so I and we'll save this truck for later.
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Time-4. Time 4.
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2515. 2 .515.
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Can you show us going with 12 to the domestic? Okay.
03:51
Time back.
03:56
Welcome back, Cici.
04:00
Welcome back. Hi, guys.
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Thanks. Hi guys. Hi guys. Hi.
04:09
It's about time, someone circling stuff in it.
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Welcome back, Cece.
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Hi, Lucille.
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Hey.
04:29
Hi, he's on, plows. Y'all miss me?
04:39
Good, they're still in this room.
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I mean.
04:56
Hey! What did they want us to do at this room, Roosevelt?
05:04
Hey! Hey!
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1532 was asking, sorry, 1513 was asking for more cars at Cisterone response.
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Kramer?
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Often one three disregards.
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All vehicles fled to 290.
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All the vehicles over there fled to the 290, so you can take a complete disregard at Ciseroon response.
05:32
Wow.
05:34
Hmm,
05:35
interesting.
05:41
1513
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1513 We're over here helping Cicero because they have the entire Cicero and Roosevelt blocked off because of all the drag racers, so traffic is getting blocked up all the way down on Cicero.
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Time far, we'll move down over there.
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Location mentioned:
Roosevelt Rd & S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60644
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