Thieves target Far South Side liquor store in crash-and-grab burglary
The group fled in the SUV and two other waiting vehicles, all in unknown directions.
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The group fled in the SUV and two other waiting vehicles, all in unknown directions.
It was unclear late Friday if the two burglaries are related. But restaurant owner Billy Alvarez said there have been one too many.
Mima’s Taste of Cuba, was one of two restaurants located just blocks away from each other that were each burglarized in a similar fashion – just weeks apart. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
It happened just after midnight in the 2700 block of South Michigan Avenue.
Since Sunday, there have been at least three different break-ins in Forest Glen, Norwood Park, and Edison Park. Two of those break-ins are believed to have happened overnight.
Police say that in each incident, three men entered businesses and attempted to remove the ATMs but were unsuccessful.
Police said the thief took property from the bakery and then left through the front door.
Klein’s Bakery & Café in Uptown posted video of the burglary on its Facebook page.
This was the second time Big League Burgers in Irving Park has been burglarized in the past year and a half. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Gregory A. Williams Jr., 40, of Lakemoor, was charged with two counts of burglary and one count of possessing burglary tools.
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Chicago Police announced their plans to fight burglary and robbery just hours after several early-morning thefts Friday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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At least two people were in custody Friday night in connection with the crimes, which were committed in broad daylight. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Because thieves keep breaking into businesses and taking the machines, owners are advised to remove all the cash before close each night.
Because thieves keep breaking into businesses and taking the machines, owners are advised to remove all the cash before close each night. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Chicago Police are warning business owners on the city's South Side of a string of burglaries in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood.
Police say thieves targeted plumbing and electrical businesses between January and March, with the latest happening Friday morning.
Someone from the restaurant said two unknown offenders took a safe containing money and fled in an unknown direction.
According to Chicago police, officers responded to a burglary and found broken glass from the front door of the business.
Chicago police officers responded to the burglary just after 3:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of West 18th Street.
This is a double whammy for the business, which also has a location in the Beverly neighborhood. That location was targeted earlier this month when a very similar situation unfolded.
The suspects were inside the store for about 40 seconds and ran from the scene when officers arrived, according to police.
The brazen thieves were even caught on surveillance video, smashing a car into one business to break in.
One plumbing contractor owner in the North Center neighborhood says he has had enough after being hit four times. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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