ISPERN Report for March 30, 2024

The “Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network” is a two-way police radio channel that all law enforcement agencies within the state have access to, to allow for better collaboration and communication in dynamic situations.

Each day, anywhere from ten to dozens of alerts are broadcast by police officers and dispatchers in Illinois in Chicagoland alone.

Some of the calls reported are carjackings/auto-theft, fleeing & eluding, wanted person alerts, unlawful use of a weapon incidents, police pursuits (active & terminated), and citizen reports of reckless, drunk, or wrong-way drivers – among many others as varied as a patrol officer’s shift report.

Here, we report the most significant calls heard by our team in Chicagoland. Not all call summaries will indicate a final resolution, but may have been concluded nonetheless on a different channel without updating ISPERN.

This list is non-exhaustive and is filtered and summarized for simplicity.

March 30, 2024

2:45p CDT – Dolton

Dolton Police reported the reckless discharge of a firearm and a green Dodge Durango was sought in connection with the incident. The individual was armed with a black handgun

The alert was cancelled at 5:30p when it was reported that the suspect was in custody on I-55 southbound

3:45p CDT – Park Forest

Park Forest Police reported the sighting of a blue Hyundai Elantra stolen out of Chicago Heights and occupied by three people. The driver attempted to ram the squad car before they were able to flee. Last seen eastbound on Indiana from Hickory

The alert was cancelled around 4:05P when units reported the vehicle was found abandoned in the 200 block of Gentry St

5:15p CDT – Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn Police reported an orange Volkswagen stolen out of Crown Point, Indiana with Indiana “In God We Trust” plates fled from an officer at 94th & Central and was last seen southbound on Cicero from 103rd Street.

5:50p CDT – Morris

Morris Police reported a tan Chevrolet Suburban registered to Oak Lawn fled from their officers eastbound on I-80

9:10p CDT – Schaumburg

Schaumburg Police were looking for two suspects involved in retail theft and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage that began at Best Buy on Golf Road. Police reported the vehicle as a gray 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix registered out of Bellwood with tinted windows and front-end damage. Two male black suspects were last seen eastbound on Higgins

8:50p CDT – Chicago

A license plate reader alerted to a silver Alfa Romeo stolen in a carjacking earlier today. The vehicle was southbound on I-94 at 71st St

10:40p – Forest View & Bridgeview

Forest View Police reported the sighting of a stolen light blue 2013 Hyundai sedan. The vehicle was stolen in Chicago on an unknown date and was last seen southbound on Harlem Ave from 65th Street

About five minutes later at Harlem and 84th Street, it was reported that the vehicle was located and being followed by Forest View units. As they followed southbound, the stolen car crashed under a semi-truck near 87th Street and two individuals fled from the car. One individual was apprehended and was being detained near Walgreens at 79th & Harlem while a search began for the other suspect last seen eastbound.

State Police troopers responded to the area within minutes when they reported a large crowd had already formed near Walgreens. Bridgeview Police and Chicago’s PH1 (Police Helicopter 1) all responded quickly after and diligently began searching the area with assistance from a K9 unit and the aerial thermal vision cameras. The individual at-large was seen wearing a red shirt with gray pants and a face mask on; officers on-scene reported he was possibly injured given the nature of the crash.

Around 11:35p, units on the ground reported they did not need further assistance and ‘cleared’ ISPERN as they had enough units on scene. It was confirmed that one suspect was in custody and one at-large

Update: Video of the crash is available here (Thanks, Mario!): https://twitter.com/ArabChicago/status/1774301048229822785?t=P0RGLTv2CY_rcpVC5ibnZw&s=19

11:35p – Oak Forest

Oak Forest Police reported a gray 2017 Nissan sedan fled from their officers at 159th Street and Cicero Ave. The vehicle, registered out of Calumet City, was last seen fleeing eastbound 159th Street at I-57