Crime & Safety
3 Chicago Cops Hurt In Crash On Way To Robbery Call (UPDATED)
The officers were injured Wednesday when a van hit their unmarked car while they were responding to a cellphone store robbery.
CHICAGO, IL — A crash between a van and an unmarked Chicago police squad car Wednesday on the South Side injured three officers, the Chicago Tribune reports. The officers were answering the call of a robbery at a cellphone store in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, the report added.
According to police, the accident happened around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, in the 8300 block of South Halsted Street as the three officers were traveling to the scene of a robbery at at T-Mobile store, the report stated. The unmarked car, which had its lights and siren on, tried passing a van on the left as the van turned in the same direction, the report added.
The collision sent the police car into a light pole, the report stated. The driver of the van was not hurt in the crash, the report added.
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The three police officers were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, the report stated. According to police, the squad car's driver was in serious condition, and the other officers both were in stable condition, the report added.
The accident closed down Halsted Street between 83rd and 85th streets, according to WBBM Newsradio.
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Avoid the area of Halsted at 83rd. A crash involving a Chicago Police officer with multiple serious injuries and now a search has a very heavy police presence in the area. If you must travel in the area use Racine or 87th as alternates. #CHicagoTraffic @WBBMNewsradio https://t.co/vtXNlRRW3z
— WBBM Traffic (@WBBMTraffic) February 14, 2018
CPD involved in crash at 83rd and Halsted, at least two officers injured. 10-1 called. "We can't get out of the car, we're hurt real bad." CFD now on scene extricating the POs. The POs may have been responding to a robbery call. #ChicagoScanner
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) February 14, 2018
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