Juveniles damage and try to steal sign at Wood and Ellen, Chicago IL


The audio reports an arson call and a related vandalism at Wood and Ellen. A caller says five to six juveniles in dark clothing broke a street sign and tried to steal it. The property owner reportedly has a photo of the offender and one person was taken into custody.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
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Transcript:
One, four, two four. Two-four. Four to four. Good afternoon. An arson report on the beat, 2119, West North Avenue. We had a call there earlier of some leads that were on fire. Let's see if he put them out. Looks like the owner is calling back. He says he has a photo of the offender, and now he wants a report. And then I'm going to stack some info. On Wood and Ellen, third party states, anonymous third party states, there's five to six male whites. A male bloods juveniles and all black clothing that broke a street sign. They were trying to steal it. 99. All right, 424. 1221. 424, just take the arson report, disregard the criminal damage of property[1]. 1221. So, one in custody, please. One in custody, your time is 1552.
One, four, two four. Two-four. Four to four. Good afternoon. An arson report on the beat, 2119, West North Avenue. We had a call there earlier of some leads that were on fire. Let's see if he put them out. Looks like the owner is calling back. He says he has a photo of the offender, and now he wants a report. And then I'm going to stack some info. On Wood and Ellen, third party states, anonymous third party states, there's five to six male whites. A male bloods juveniles and all black clothing that broke a street sign. They were trying to steal it. 99. All right, 424. 1221. 424, just take the arson report, disregard the criminal damage of property[1]. 1221. So, one in custody, please. One in custody, your time is 1552.
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criminal damage of property: Breaking a street sign
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Location mentioned:
W Ellen St & N Wood St, Chicago, IL 60622
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