A Chicago Transit Authority van was stolen while a CTA employee was cleaning the Blue Line on the Northwest Side Thursday morning, police said.
The incident happened at 3 a.m., when a CTA employee was cleaning the Jefferson Park Blue Line at 4917 Milwaukee Avenue, Jefferson Park Police Capt. Edward Lenti said.
The employee left his keys unattended in a CTA-owned van while he was working, Lenti said.
The van was not running so when he heard the van start, it brought his attention to the van and police learned a woman had jumped into the van and took off, according to the captain.
Officers spotted the van 25 minutes later near North Cicero Avenue and West Touhy Avenue and pulled the vehicle over.
A woman in her early 40’s was taken into custody without incident, Lenti said.
No one was hurt, and the woman has not been charged as of 4:30 a.m.
A CTA spokeswoman had no information immediately.
Grand Central Area detectives are investigating.
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