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New Athens, IL

Police stop wrong vehicle and cancel pursuit 

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New Athens, IL 62264
Police attempted to stop a suspect vehicle at West Lincoln Avenue and Cherokee, but realized it was the wrong car and canceled the stop.
Audio|Source: New Athens Area Public Safety
00:54

Transcript:
230, go ahead. 10-4. This is 2026. I'm going to be stopping the suspect vehicle. Staying for location stop. It's going to be Illinois Passerplate. (name withheld). It's going to be West Lincoln Avenue and Cherokee. Best Gen. I'm in route to his location, 1-6 in California Drive. Go ahead. I'm just following that's the wrong car. You've disregarded this stop. I'll get back in route to my original location.

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New Athens, IL 62264

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