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Chicago police investigate attempted child abduction, vehicle theft in Bucktown

Mark Thompson
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Mark Thompson
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Mark Thompson has spent over a decade highlighting community stories across Chicago. He graduated from Northwestern University and has contributed to various local outlets, including Chicago Reader, focusing on grassroots initiatives and neighborhood developments.

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Chicago police investigate attempted child abduction, vehicle theft in Bucktown — Libertyville Community news

Chicago police are investigating an attempted child abduction followed minutes later by a vehicle theft at a car wash on Thursday in Bucktown.The Chicago Police Department said a man attempted to abduct a child near 2400 N. Damen Avenue. The attempt was unsuccessful.SUV theft caught on surveillance videoThe man then allegedly drove to the $5 Fullerton Express Car Wash along Fullerton Avenue, where surveillance video captured him abandoning a white box van and stealing another vehicle.Video obtained by FOX Chicago shows a woman vacuuming her white SUV when the man gets into the driver's seat and drives away.The woman appears to try to stop him as the vehicle leaves the car wash.Police investigate attempted child abductionCPD scanner audio captured the moments following the attempted abduction.Officers described the incident as an unsuccessful kidnapping attempt and said they had the child with them.In another transmission, an officer said a woman believed the incident was an attempted c

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