Schaumburg police responded about 7:20 a.m. Sunday to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 800 block of South Salem Drive. Police received a report that a resident found a silver SUV with the engine running and the vehicle radio on, parked in his front yard. No people were in or near the vehicle and the resident was not familiar with the SUV.
Police checked the registration information for the Dodge SUV and were investigating. The registered vehicle owner told police he ran out of gas and had to park his vehicle there.
No word on any arrest or how a car that is out of gas works with the engine running.
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