Three men detained for checking car doors near 48th Place, Chicago IL

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/15/2025 11:42 AM

W 48th Pl & S Wallace St, Chicago, IL 60609

Police detained three men near 48th Place and Wallace Street after reports they were checking car door handles.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13

01:52

Transcript:

00:00

And 9-61 boy, anybody else, heading over by 48th place on Wallace, we just got another ticket stating that three men are checking car door handles as they're going down the street headed towards Union.

00:13

They said one guy was wearing all-black attire.

00:16

The other descriptions were in the previous ticket.

00:19

They had one in all-black, and another one was wearing a red shirt and blue jeans.

00:25

Another one was wearing black clothing and rubber boots,

00:29

as well as that third gentleman with the black clothing.

00:31

9-51 boy.

00:35

951 boy.

00:37

Okay, so I told me with one detained over here at near 48th in Wallace.

00:40

I got the one with red and blue jeans.

00:43

My partner is going to make a turn right now and he said there should be two more of the centers over here.

00:49

We're going to verify.

00:52

Alright, Tim Horne, if anybody else is close by just in case, 13, 18 hours, we have 1-18, the guy with the red shirt and jeans for 9-61.

01:02

Boy, we had three guys.

01:05

Black clothing, rubber boots, another one in all-black clothing.

01:08

If anybody else is close by, to lend them a hand, possibly put stop on those guys.

01:14

Yeah, 914, I got one with the rubber boots, I want Walvis and 48, please.

01:22

All right, Tom Horan, we have plane 14 at 13, 18 hours.

01:26

He's got the guy with the rubber boots, black clothing rubber boots, so we have red shirt,

01:32

black clothing, rubber boots, and we have all black clothing.

01:36

So, I'm sorry.

01:42

996-1 boy we're all good for we got us the 3 to change

01:47

okay um for our 96-one boy they're all good over there they have all three to change 13 19 hours good job

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W 48th Pl & S Wallace St, Chicago, IL 60609

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