COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) — A man has been charged in connection with the theft of a Bedford Park police squad car and a USPS truck, as reported by Bridgeview police.
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Miguel Alvarado, 36, has been charged with aggravated possession of a stolen vehicle and two counts of aggravated reckless driving.
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Bridgeview police said additional charges are expected by other municipalities.
The incident unfolded when a Bedford Park police squad car was taken while officers were en route to a service call around 2:45 p.m. in the 6800-block of South Archer Road.
Authorities stated that the suspect managed to enter one of the patrol vehicles of the Bedford Park police 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. Police said he 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 children were transported to a hospital in stable condition.
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