Suspects sought in multiple carjackings, burglaries on North, South Sides
The robbers were only described as wearing hooded sweatshirts, masks, and gloves.
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The robbers were only described as wearing hooded sweatshirts, masks, and gloves.
The dart technology that made the assist in stopping the suspects is called StarChase. CBS News Chicago was first to report on it last year.
The thefts happened between Sept. 9 and 11 in the early morning hours in Belmont Cragin and Irving Park.
Chicago police said the offenders entered targeted businesses and took tools, registers, and a safe. They also attempted to open an ATM at one of the businesses.
The burglaries all happened Wednesday, Sept. 4 in the Wicker Park, Bucktown, and Avondale areas.
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The marine unit, K9 unit, and a police helicopter were used to search for the men. Three were placed in custody, and one remains at large.
Chicago police said just before 4 a.m., three people burglarized the Urban Pantry store in the 700 block of South Clark Street.
This was the second burglary for The Wieners Circle in two weeks.
Six of those incidents happened on Saturday, and three more on Sunday—all happening during the early morning hours.
Six of those incidents happened on Saturday, and three more on Sunday—all happening during the early morning hours.
Police haven't confirmed if the incidents were related, but officers did recover the truck used in the electronics burglary in the 8500 block of South Laflin Street in Auburn Gresham.
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Surveillance video showed the group using a car to drag the ATM out of the store before putting it in the trunk.
They entered the restaurant, took merchandise from inside, and then fled in a black SUV in an unknown direction.
Chicago police said just after 7:30 a.m., three people damaged the front glass door of the Whale Fish, Shrimp, and Chicken in the 3600 block of West Chicago Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Police say four men who wear dark face masks and gloves are wanted for breaking into and stealing from at least three businesses in Portage Park and North Park.
The robberies happened in the Gresham and Longwood Manor neighborhoods.
There were two to four thieves involved, police said.
Chicago police said a person approached on foot and damaged the business's front door, entered, and took property from within before fleeing in an unknown direction.
At least five people were seen exiting a white truck and breaking the glass to the front door.
The thieves then made entry, took the ATM, and fled in a white SUV, police said.
In one case, the suspects used a chain, and in another, they entered the business through the roof.
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