Man steals alcohol and flees store in blue minivan, Fairview Heights IL


A man hid several bottles of alcohol in a store and tried to leave without paying. When confronted, he escaped by getting into a blue minivan and refused to stop for police.
Audio|Source: Fairview Heights Public Safety
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Transcript:
Kirby District 2 Assignment. Pointing to us. Public service with Target, 4701 North Illinois. Suspect is getting ready to leave the store after concealing a bunch of alcohol. Suspect is a heavyset man on a scooter. Here he's attempting to stop now. He's outside. That one. Suspect is refusing to stop. He's getting into a blue minivan. Suspect 2140 should be approaching you now. He made a left correction. He said away from Hux. Whatever abettos? Definitely. It's going to be (name withheld), 17-026, (name withheld), 17-026. It's going to be a blue Dodge Caravan, I believe. 104. The advisor was damaged on the bumper. Okay. 10-4[1].
Kirby District 2 Assignment. Pointing to us. Public service with Target, 4701 North Illinois. Suspect is getting ready to leave the store after concealing a bunch of alcohol. Suspect is a heavyset man on a scooter. Here he's attempting to stop now. He's outside. That one. Suspect is refusing to stop. He's getting into a blue minivan. Suspect 2140 should be approaching you now. He made a left correction. He said away from Hux. Whatever abettos? Definitely. It's going to be (name withheld), 17-026, (name withheld), 17-026. It's going to be a blue Dodge Caravan, I believe. 104. The advisor was damaged on the bumper. Okay. 10-4[1].
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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Near N Illinois St, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
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