Group suspected of theft at North Avenue Bridge encampment, Chicago IL


Police are investigating nine people living in a camp under the North Avenue Bridge near Jiffy Lube. A tracker found in a bag suggests stolen merchandise. Officers are working to locate the individuals and recover property.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
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Transcript:
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All right, too, so he's probably up under this bridge behind Jiffy Lube, we give her to get out.
00:07
All right, probably under the bridge by the Jiffy Lube.
00:11
One-13.
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13.
00:20
Oh yeah, CFD truck number 65 is transporting him from rush.
00:28
Okay, I'm ready to decide?
00:33
All right, I'm not going to.
00:34
Uh,
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pause it is.
00:37
DuPITU 55, call.
00:42
Do you're in the ambulance? Okay.
00:48
132.
00:53
32.
00:55
I don't know. They're asking you to switch back over again.
00:57
Can you, one more time, please?
01:01
I know.
01:07
At N1, Pendant holding offender, 111R.
01:10
State, I forgot a person wanted at near Wabash and a disturbance at Jefferson, Washington.
01:21
Near here.
01:28
Eighty-two hot.
01:36
Near here.
01:39
I get somebody to go in on the north side of the bridge right here across from home.
01:48
Giffeloo.
01:52
Anybody else like I can head over there and go to the north side of the bridge across the Jeffrey Loop.
01:58
24, we're right over there, slide.
02:00
824-104.
02:06
Yes, well, we got about eight people up under this, sorry, nine people up under this bridge.
02:14
Okay, 24 is coming to help you out.
02:19
14, I'm on the right roll.
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14, I've chat.
02:39
132.
02:43
Hey squad, is there anyone who might be able to bring me a busy remains transportation sheet? Any one in one how about 132?
02:51
121 what's what do you mean?
03:04
He needs a 14 on by 22 car where's he at citation sheet.
03:11
Yeah, no, no, no, I'm on the place right now for that one for you all.
03:15
All right, 8224s by your car, where are you out, or where you want them?
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1532. Show me going with 22.
03:26
And where are they at, you guys?
03:28
We are overpassed bridge right here at near North Avenue.
03:31
We're on the south side of the bridge.
03:33
I mean somebody's going to the north side of the bridge.
03:36
And that's where the entrance is.
03:37
There's about eight guys down here.
03:41
And there's a tracker in one of the bags that they took the merchandise in.
03:47
They have an tent set up down here.
03:54
6,700 Adam.
03:58
5,700, Adam.
04:00
Yeah, that tracker is literally right where near here is at, but of course he needs help underneath the bridge.
04:08
Yeah, he's got help over there.
04:10
He's directing him.
04:15
There's a way through the fence on that north side of the bridge.
04:22
Somebody just walked out of here when it's hand jacked by the tent.
04:30
He's toward tail, and right plate Jiffie Lou.
04:34
Is he all the way down next to the water? It's where the interest is.
04:39
Not on the Giffie Roos side.
04:45
You've got to go a little bit north towards him.
04:47
He's talking about a lot of having fun.
04:55
I'm walking towards the chance now with a tan baseball cap,
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great t-shirt, great sweat pants,
05:04
he just went through the tent.
05:08
The fence is all locked up.
05:14
1814, there's a bridge that's crossing the river going north to south and there's actually the North Avenue Bridge.
05:21
Which bridge is he talking about? The North Avenue Bridge across the street from Jiffy Lube,
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where it's...
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