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High-Speed Police Chase Ends Near University of Illinois Chicago Campus: Stolen Audi Q5 and Arrests

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Published on October 27, 2023
High-Speed Police Chase Ends Near University of Illinois Chicago Campus: Stolen Audi Q5 and ArrestsSource: Google Street View

Today, an alleged stolen Audi Q5 led to a high-speed police chase and arrest of a female adult and a teenage girl near the University of Illinois Chicago campus in the 10400 block of West Cermak Road. 

As per the CBS Chicago, Westchester Police discovered a suspicious vehicle at 4:46 a.m. housing an 18-year-old woman, a 14-year-old girl, and a 17-year-old boy.

To flee the scene, the suspected stolen vehicle struck a police vehicle causing a citywide pursuit. The pursuit initiated in Westchester, reaching to the Eisenhower Expressway, and concluding at Congress Parkway and Morgan Street, adjacent to the University of Illinois Chicago campus according to ABC 7 Chicago.

The authorities apprehended the adult woman and the juvenile profiled, with a parent later bringing the 17-year-old boy to the police.

No charges has been declared yet, while the surrounding circumstances regarding the stolen vehicle and the individuals' purpose are still ambiguous.