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Police: Thieves steal 3 vehicles from parking lot of South Side Ford plant

Wednesday, July 12, 2017
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thieves stole three vehicles from the parking lot of a Ford Motor Company plant on Chicago's Far South Side Wednesday afternoon and a man was injured trying to stop their escape, police said.

Three male suspects jumped out of a car at 124th Street and Burley Avenue near the plant at about 1:09 p.m., police said.
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The suspects ran through the gates of the plant's parking lot, jumped into three vehicles and drove them out of the lot.

A 68-year-old man, possibly a security guard, attempted to close the gates before the vehicles could leave. One of the drivers of the stolen vehicles hit the man, who suffered injuries to his legs.
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The injured man is hospitalized in good condition at a nearby hospital.
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