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Abandoned vehicle blocks alley on South Cottage Grove AvenueChicago IL

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S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL

A vehicle with an Indiana temporary plate was found abandoned and blocking an alley near South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago. Officers confirmed the car is empty and arranged to have it towed. The temporary plate is expired and registered to individuals from Indiana.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 08
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Transcript:
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630. 630.
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All right, so I'm about 8439-8419, this east alley of Cottage Grove.
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Peter, want to have in for me?
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10.4.
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3 George King, Adam Lincoln, Mary,
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Eddie, X-ray,
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9 John Lincoln, 141,
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652, and I'll give you a temp tag when you're ready.
00:32
Go ahead with it.
00:35
It's going to be an Indiana temp tag, Tom, (number withheld).
00:40
(Name withheld) is abandoned here in the alley.
00:42
I don't know if it's stolen or not.
00:48
And are you good over there?
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The car's blocking the whole alley.
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I'm about myself.
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The car's empty, where you at?
00:58
Nothing. I just want to make sure you're good.
01:02
Yeah, I'm fine.
01:03
Car's empty.
01:04
Okay.
01:07
It's exciting. What are you looking at?
01:11
GMC terrain?
01:14
Okay, with the VIN, yeah, a black 2018 GMC, expired November of 2024 to (name withheld) and (name withheld) out of Hopman Estate, but let me see what the temp plate comes back to.
01:35
Yeah,
01:36
the temp plate comes back to the same thing to a (name withheld) out of Hobart, Indiana, expired March 17th of 2025.
01:47
All right, when you get a car available, we'll keep going over here so we can tow this car out of this alley.

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S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL

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