COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) — A car crash involving a stolen U.S. Postal Service truck driven by a suspect who had also taken a police squad car left a woman and her two children injured in the southwest suburbs.
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The situation unfolded when a known suspect reportedly stole a Bedford Park police squad car while officers were busy responding to a service call at 2:45 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Archer Road.
According to Bedford Park police, the suspect managed to get into one of their patrol vehicles and drove off. The stolen vehicle was later discovered abandoned near 97th Place and Avon Avenue in Chicago Ridge.
Bridgeview police said the suspect left the Bedford Park police squad car after it became disabled. The suspect allegedly then located a U.S. Postal Service truck and forcibly stole the vehicle from a postal worker.
Following the vehicular hijacking, the suspect then drove northbound on Roberts Road before hitting a vehicle occupied by a family of three, including a mother and her children, ages 4 and 7, Bridgeview police said.
The victims were taken to local hospital, where they were initially reported to be stable. The mother’s age and the children’s genders were not immediately known.
The suspect is in police custody, but has not yet been named, Bedford Park and Bridgeview police said.
No further information was immediately available as authorities continue to investigate.
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