Police recovered a book bag from the passenger which had almost $10,000 inside of it. And then in the van, cops found something else.
from MON 9:00 PM CDT until TUE 9:00 AM CDT, Central Cook County, Eastern Will County, Kankakee County, Southern Cook County, Lake County, Newton County, Porter County, Jasper Countypolice were pursuing a U-Haul van that fled from the scene of a reported burglary at Sunbelt Rentals, located at 1851 Northwind Parkway.
Police say the van exited I-80/94 at Grant Street and made a U-turn to continue fleeing northbound. The van then re-entered the interstate heading westbound toward Illinois. The van eventually exited the Dan Ryan Expressway at 71st Street and came to a stop near 71st and South Perry Street in Chicago, police said. The driver and passenger fled on foot. The passenger jumped a fence near 70th and Wentworth, but was later taken into custody. The driver, for now, got away.Police recovered a book bag from the passenger which had almost $10,000 inside of it. They also seized loose cash from the passenger's shirt, police said.
Inside the U-Haul van, police recovered about $75,000 in stolen tools and equipment. The vehicle was taken to the Hobart Police Department. "I commend all of the officers who were involved in this case for their efforts to pursue this vehicle and make an arrest safely and quickly," Lake County, Indiana Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said in a statement.
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