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Chicago: 10-year CPD veteran killed after high-speed chase ends in crash

 

 

 

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) –

A 10 year veteran with the Chicago Police Department was killed after a  police chase that started in a south suburb ended in a crash just off the Dan  Ryan Expressway on the South Side early Friday, police said.

The officer, 42, was just finishing his shift and was on his way home,  authorities said. He was still in uniform when emergency crews found him.

The chase started about 1 a.m., when police in south suburban Calumet Park  began pursuing a stolen vehicle carrying narcotics, a source said. The chase  later ended with a crash in the 8700 block of South Lafayette Avenue, just off  the Dan Ryan. Two Calumet Park police vehicles were also on scene.

 

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Meanwhile, the officer leaves behind a wife and two children, authorities  said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the officer’s death  Friday morning. His name has yet to be released.

Source: http://www.myfoxchicago.com/

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