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Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 07 · 1/19/2026 08:17 PM
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Two 34 . Two 34 , you help me out in the 20 please with a theft in progress (number withheld) S Cottage Grove Ave, (number withheld) on Cottage Grove at the Walgreens.
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Male black wearing a black coat and jeans, (name withheld)'s is in the store actively shoplifting.
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Possible shoplifting reported at Walgreens

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As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a possible theft in progress at a Walgreens near South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago. A male suspect wearing a black coat and jeans was reportedly observed taking items inside the store.

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S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
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