Theft at Southlake Mall with suspect fleeing north on street, Merrillville IN


The incident involves a theft reported at the Southlake Mall. The suspect vehicle is a black SUV with Illinois plates that fled north on Mississippi Street. The suspect is described as a male wearing a red jogging suit with a burgundy hoodie, black pants, and turquoise Nike shoes. Police are tracking the vehicle and have conducted a traffic stop on a different black vehicle with Illinois dealer plates nearby.
Audio|Source: Hobart Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Seth's coming in from pennies.
00:01
All I've got so far as with me and silvering, I get two of them.
00:05
Two calls come in.
00:06
One looks like a 911 hangup.
00:08
It was five minutes ago.
00:10
Me, I'm still wondering from pennies.
00:11
I have no other information yet.
00:13
One seveners are you going to reroute if you can make one five by primary on Walmart.
00:17
Okay. Control, seven nine.
00:18
I'm 1041 at the mall.
00:20
I'll be 1023 at J.C.
00:22
Penny, but I'm from the south side information where they're at.
00:28
Let me know. All I guess is a silver grand cherokee, but again, I don't have any.
00:33
I've got a third call coming in, I'll see what it says.
00:35
I'll go ahead and mails flint north on mississippi from that location.
00:39
Blackmail, red jogging sit again, this is silverie grand cherokee.
00:42
I'll see if we can locate the complaint.
00:44
One, seven, three, I'm trying to catch up to the vehicle central.
00:47
Can you advise maryville, please? I do.
00:49
Navajo be advised over responding to ASAF from JCPenney, silver grand cherokee with Illinois plague, going north on mississippi.
00:57
Blackmail in this place wearing a red jogging suit.
01:00
Can you remember that as well if you just need to stop on 65?
01:03
Clear.
01:04
Now the notes that are coming in on this one, the burgundy huddies by pants and turquoise, nike shoes.
01:10
Copy. Go ahead.
01:11
It's going to be 5.
01:13
Mary, Adam, David, Nora, 3839, Roberts, William,
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073857.
01:23
Happy.
01:24
I just sent a picture to our FOP chat,
01:27
the suspect, and what he stole.
01:30
It's possible that it is a black SUV with Illinois planks that went northbound on mississippi.
01:35
Copy, sir. I'm getting ready to hit mississippi now from the back of Walmart.
01:39
173-149. I'm coming up to 61st in Liverpool right now.
01:43
I'm going to come south on, say if I see it.
01:44
This occurred at 443, so we're looking at about six minutes.
01:49
No additional information.
01:51
They don't think the silver grand cherokee was it.
01:53
It's just a black SUV with Illinois plates northbound on mississippi.
01:58
Copy 149 if you want to hit 65, 61st and sit on it.
02:02
Central 173.
02:03
I'm going to traffic stop.
02:04
Seventy 3rd and miss. Blackhonda, HRV, no plate, just a Illinois dealer.
02:08
Clear. Seventy 3rd and miss.
02:10
Like a 155 being robbed to him.
02:11
I'd say 408 to be transporting that mail if it's a station.
02:14
Clear? Phil 640 with 1Mail J3[1].
02:17
Starting mileage is 863.
02:21
Clears 1651.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
J3: Prisoner in custody/transported
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Location mentioned:
Near Southlake Mall, Merrillville, IN 46410
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