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Police stop felony suspect vehicle near Princeton library 

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Princeton, IL 61356
Police are pursuing a vehicle suspected of a crime near the Princeton library. The vehicle stopped near 8th Road, and multiple police and sheriff units are on scene with the driver showing hands at the window.
Audio|Source: Illinois State Police, IDOT, EMA and LaSalle County Sheriff
01:31

Transcript:
271[1], 246[2], 272[3] is thrown. What? Princeton PD is currently following a felony vehicle northwest on Route 6, near the library in Princeton. 272 you, (name withheld)? 272-104[4] on being out. 272-24. Sterling 2-King-2, is Princeton able to broadcast on his firm? Anybody want to see if you can figure it out. Union is responding. Princeton PD is stopping the vehicle at 8th distribution just before 8th Road. Two sorry, two separate. Unit responding, driver has his hands at the window at this time. Princeton PD has four PD cars on scene and Bureau County deputies that are en route.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
271: Unit identifier
[2]
246: Unit identifier
[3]
272: Unit identifier
[4]
104: Status code (likely 'Acknowledged' or 'Received')

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Princeton, IL 61356

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