Man sought in connection to multiple burglaries inside Northwest Side storage facility
The burglaries occurred in the 6600 block of West Diversey Avenue between Jan. 18 and Feb. 27 during the morning and afternoon hours.
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The burglaries occurred in the 6600 block of West Diversey Avenue between Jan. 18 and Feb. 27 during the morning and afternoon hours.
Surveillance video shows thieves breaking through glass and entering the home. Later, they can be seen coming out with a safe and a suitcase.
As of late Tuesday, no one was in custody in the burglaries.
Brendan M. Wilcox, 37, was charged with felony counts of burglary and theft and received an additional charge for resisting a peace officer.
Julius Alls, 51, and Demondre Butler, 28, both of Columbus, Ohio, both have been charged with felony counts of theft, burglary, and possession of burglary tools.
Chicago police said an unknown man smashed the glass door of the pizzeria before entering and took cash from the register.
Chicago police said an unknown man smashed the glass door before entering the pizzeria.
Police released a video of the suspect breaking windows and doors to get inside during the 27 burglaries that took place from January 16 to Tuesday morning.
Police said five men were involved in the burglary, and they fled in a silver sedan.
Surveillance video taken early on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23, shows the burglars breaking into two businesses on Harlem Avenue in Edison Park.
Police said around 4 a.m. Monday, the burglars smashed the front glass door of Sweet Café on Higgins Avenue near Nagle Avenue.
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Police said two people, between 30 and 40 years of age, forced their way into a residence through the window and took jewelry and a vehicle before leaving the scene.
The incidents happened within an hour on the Southwest and Northwest Sides.
In the Gage Park neighborhood, thieves stole an ATM from inside a business. Minutes later, a group of men burglarized a smoke shop, according to police.
In each incident, a burglar has broken the front window or glass door of a business and stormed inside, taking money from cash registers.
It was unclear if four burglaries in Edison Park were connected to three more in Norwood Park. But all the burglaries caused chaos and destruction for many businesses.
Three businesses in Norwood Park, and four in one strip mall in Edison Park, were among those targeted. Shardaa Gray reports.
One container seemed to contain giant rolls of carpet, some of which were spilling out onto the tracks.
Investigators have linked four burglaries in Edison Park and three more in Norwood Park. Shardaa Gray reports.
Police said that in each incident, the suspects placed a chain on a business's front shutter or door to pull it off the hinges and remove the ATM.
n each incident, the burglars smashed into a business using at least one vehicle, and then took gaming equipment and fled the scene.
Police released surveillance video of the thief, who used a screwdriver to smash the windows of three businesses in the Edgewater neighborhood in the span of a week.
The two entered the businesses, taking items and money from inside, before leaving the scene and heading northwest through an alley.
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