Stolen BMW found unoccupied near West Hollywood Ave, Chicago IL

Motor Vehicle Theft

Reported: 11/9/2025 04:28 AM

Near W Hollywood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

A dark blue 2018 BMW was found unoccupied near West Hollywood Ave. A check showed the vehicle was reported stolen in Chicago. The license plate was linked to a white 2014 Toyota with a lost plate near North Kimball.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 11

02:11

Transcript:

00:00

Can you put me down on a suspicious auto? No occupants near West Hollywood And can you run a VIN for me

00:10

Near West Hollywood Go over here, Ben

00:14

Five, Union, X-ray, King, Robert,

00:19

00:20

Charlie, 5,

00:22

3, John, 0,

00:24

Young,

00:25

0,16,

00:28

1916.

00:41

All right, 2042, I got no hit on that VIN.

00:43

I'm going to try it reasonably, though.

00:50

2042, let me read it to you again, because when I ran it, it was coming back hot.

00:54

I just wanted you to confirm.

00:56

Let me know when you're ready.

00:57

I might have messed up.

01:00

I'm ready.

01:02

Five, Union,

01:05

X-ray, King, Robert, Zero,

01:08

Charlie, Five, Three,

01:11

John, Zero,

01:13

Young,

01:14

Zero,

01:15

One,

01:16

Nine, One, Six.

01:22

All right, I got a dark blue, 2018, BMW.

01:27

10 4 or 99[1].

01:30

Yeah, it's coming back hot, stolen out of Chicago.

01:36

99[1] and can you run an Illinois plate and throw it on the ticket as well? It's going to be Boy David 82625.

01:44

All right, that's that Boy David is coming back on a white 2014 Toyota.

01:58

569 North Kimball.

02:03

That one has lost plate.

02:10

99[1], thank you very much.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

99: Single-officer unit; unit is operating with only one officer, no partner present.

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