Chicago Police

Man in Custody After Sideswiping Chicago Police Car in Little Village

A man was in custody early Monday after his Jeep sideswiped a marked Chicago Police squad car then drove away in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said. 

At 2:18 a.m., the officers were traveling on West 27th Street near Homan when a 27-year-old man drove his Jeep into their squad car, sideswiped them and sped away, according to Chicago Police. 

The man eventually crashed his Jeep into the side of a home in the 3000 block of West 27th Street, police said. The residence sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported. 

A weapon was recovered inside the suspect’s vehicle, police said.

Charge were pending early Monday.

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