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Man tries to sell stolen tools near Poplar StGlen Ellyn IL

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Glen Ellyn, IL

A man was tracked using an AirTag after tools were stolen from a truck. He was found sitting in a white van near Poplar Street trying to sell the stolen tools back to the victim. Police were responding to recover the property.

Audio|Source: DuPage County Sheriff
02:24
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be actually in front of near Poplar, near Poplar. I got caller on the line who reported some items stolen from his truck this past Friday.
00:09
There was an air tag attached to some of his tools and he has located the offender.
00:13
It's going to be in front of near Poplar.
00:16
He's Poplar.
00:17
The offender is currently trying to sell him his stolen tools back.
00:23
I have him sitting outside in his white GNC van waiting for your arrival before going anywhere else.
00:33
104 on 76.
00:39
Lincoln 28.
00:41
If you're near Shick, when you take that west, either went east on Shick from Springfield or he went north on Springfield away.
00:52
All right, I'm our 1060 district right now.
01:00
Three, I'm going to be in relative to there as well.
01:04
That's recovery.
01:08
Okay.
01:15
At the county office.
01:18
You're meeting with Ed, he's dropping off from 22 caliber shells in a nail gun. His reference address is (number withheld).
01:31
I'm coming from St. Charles in Blue Ingo.
01:36
377, we'll take the rounds, but the nail gun we're not taking it.
01:42
10-4[1], 680 you can just regard.
01:47
I am going to continue in for the 22 cowshells. Yeah, thank you.
01:59
One force for Excel taking on closer.
02:02
Three,
02:03
disregard.
02:06
One four, thank you.
02:12
It's units in a row to near Poplar in Newport.
02:17
The color the offender should be standing in front of the garage right now. It's a male white in his 50s wearing a gray shirt.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received, understood, or OK.

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