Police search for burglar targeting businesses on Chicago's Northwest Side
Police released surveillance video showing the suspected burglar walking through a closed restaurant.
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Police released surveillance video showing the suspected burglar walking through a closed restaurant.
The burglaries happened during the early morning hours in the Edison Park neighborhood – two of which happened on Saturday.
Police said the thieves targeted several law enforcement vehicles in order to steal equipment. They gained access by breaking into the driver's or passenger's side rear window.
The Balenciaga store on Oak Street and the Saks Fifth Avenue on Michigan Avenue were both burglarized early Tuesday morning, with a crash-and-grab involved in Balenciaga. Tara Molina reports.
Crews hit the Balenciaga store at 15 E. Oak St., and the Saks Fifth Avenue on the Mag Mile, early Tuesday morning. Tara Molina reports.
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The burglary crew was said to be traveling in a 2017 Black Dodge Durango with plate number AC43724.
The burglary was reported and items were taken from Cook County State's Attorney's Office located at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago.
Four businesses were hit in one night.
The burglaries happened in the Andersonville, Norwood Park, and Edison Park neighborhoods during the early morning hours.
The burglars damaged the storefront, but could not get in.
Earlier this month, burglars smashed their way into Gold Coast Market and stole thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.
This was not the first time such a thing has happened.
The vape shop in Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park has been targeted before, according to its owner.
The burglaries happened in the Austin and West Garfield Park neighborhoods during the evening and early morning hours, with the latest happening on Wednesday.
Gold Coast Market co-founder Hani Falestine-Hurah said burglars have tried to break into the store before, but this was the first time a theft crew succeeded.
The theft at the Gold Coast Market on Chicago Avenue early Thursday was caught on video.
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Police say three men, between 16 and 25 years old, have been using a hammer or crowbar to break the glass front doors of businesses before making off with cash, safes, and electronics.
The thefts happened during the month of June, with the latest happening on Saturday.
The burglaries happened in the Calumet Heights, Washington Heights, and South Shore neighborhoods.
Surveillance video captured the suspects, one of them carrying a ladder.
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