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Heard on: Lake IN Law Dispatch Group Calls · 10 hours ago
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We have a theft report at Sam's Club, (number withheld) 79th Avenue.
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Caller advises phone was stolen from Chili's yesterday and he was on his way to the police department to make a report, but it's pinging now at Sam's Club.
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Possible phone theft tracked to store on East 79th Avenue

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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible theft after a caller reported that a stolen phone was pinging at a retail store on East 79th Avenue. The phone had reportedly been taken from a restaurant the previous day. The caller waited in a white SUV while police units were dispatched.

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E 79th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
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