An attempted ATM theft suspect is in custody after hitting a Cook County sheriff's deputy with his own squad car and leading police on a chase down the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday morning, officials said.
Police took three other suspects into custody at the scene of a Southwest Side crash. An attempted ATM theft suspect is in custody after hitting a Cook County sheriff's deputy with his own squad car and leading police on a chase down the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday morning, officials said.
Chicago police said it all started when four male suspects got out of a dark-colored Jeep SUV and entered a business in the Gage Park neighborhood's 2800-block of West 55th Street around 7:15 a.m.CPD said the suspects tried to steal an ATM before fleeing in the Jeep, which then crashed into another SUV in the Little Village neighborhood's 3100-block of South California Avenue. ABC7 cameras captured video of a damaged vehicle there.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said one of its deputies, who was patrolling the perimeter of the nearby Cook County Jail, stopped when he saw the scene of the crash around 7:30 a.m. As the deputy got out of his squad car, he saw the four suspects flee the scene. One of them pushed past the deputy and jumped into his squad car, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office said the deputy tried to pull the suspect from his squad car, but the suspect drove away, hitting the deputy in the process. The injured deputy was taken to Saint Anthony Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and released.
CPD said the three other suspects were taken into custody near the crash scene, but the suspected squad car thief led Chicago police officers and Illinois State Police troopers on a chase down the Dan Ryan Expressway. ISP deployed spike strips to stop the vehicle on the expressway near 78th Street in the Chatham neighborhood before 8:30 a.m. Police took the driver into custody. INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER
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