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Shoplifter flees Walgreens on bike with stolen goodsEast Chicago IN

audio iconTheft
Near E Columbus Dr, East Chicago, IN 46312

A male shoplifter in his 60s wearing a blue shirt and black pants stole merchandise from Walgreens near East Columbus Drive. He left on a baby blue bike still carrying stolen items.

Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
05:41
Transcript:
00:00
Walgreens near East Columbus Drive has a shoplifter in the store currently. Male, 60s, blue shirt, black pants.
00:11
Been read about.
00:16
From Rhodes is using the mail and taking pictures of her daughter and then she started beating him up.
00:32
0.135. Go ahead.
00:37
We have a report of a runaway.
00:41
The address is near North Jackson Street. That's near North Jackson Street.
00:47
It involves a 13-year-old female, white shirt, gray, so that's no shoes.
00:58
Your copy, send me.
01:02
Okay. Okay.
01:08
A lot four zero.
01:10
Oh,
01:14
that's that female on the left side of the building.
01:20
No. No, 441.
01:26
1023.
01:29
Copy.
01:39
Control Station 121, can I get it a 27? Also, can you start addicts for male bleeding in the face?
01:47
Copy.
01:52
27-1 ready?
01:56
Go ahead of the year,
02:01
(name withheld).
02:06
Happy.
02:09
On the 14thus on 3.
02:14
1364141414.
02:15
13614. 1361.
02:18
1361.
02:22
All right, we're clear off 509, we're just free to me Z call now.
02:27
Everybody was your way.
02:34
10 4.
02:38
I'm saying I'm trying to get an answer and call back.
02:46
One, thank you, sorry.
02:50
One, my second.
02:53
Happy.
02:58
Five-nine. Five-nine.
03:03
I believe you just walk back in the house.
03:11
Over at 652.
03:13
652.
03:16
Offrey's in 41.
03:18
Happy.
03:23
48 to central.
03:28
Go ahead.
03:30
This is going to arrive on scene approximately two minutes ago and verify where over here. They were only getting low readings from possible to cooking,
03:41
but they said it was okay, so we'll be closed from the scene.
03:47
I got you.
03:53
Cerville 15th. Have you.
03:58
Central 162. You can assign me responsible for the tobacco town call.
04:07
Central Avenue.
04:09
Time out, 1737 hours.
04:12
A false victim.
04:18
Okay, Tine-Censor. Everything's ten-four. You can close it out. Next, no.
04:23
Okay. Okay.
04:24
Okay.
04:28
Can you run a vehicle by VIN for me real quick?
04:33
Go ahead.
04:36
It's going to be a John, Tom, Edward, Henry, Frank,
04:41
21,
04:43
Adam,
04:44
9200,
04:47
42797.
04:52
Should come back so I'll tell you were to Highlander.
04:55
That's the time and show unclear.
04:59
Is this show want to play for it?
05:02
Affirmative, 713, Edward Paul Victor.
05:09
Okay, Illinois,
05:11
2027, Paul over Victor,
05:16
Illinois,
05:17
panelette. Eddie?
05:24
40.
05:31
Walgreens back on the line advising the male.
05:35
He does have some merchandise on him still.
05:37
He's at Maine and Columbus going with stone on Columbus on his baby blue bike.

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Near E Columbus Dr, East Chicago, IN 46312
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