Burglars hit multiple Chicago businesses in less than an hour
Chicago police are searching for three men and a woman who targeted five businesses in less than an hour Saturday morning.
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Chicago police are searching for three men and a woman who targeted five businesses in less than an hour Saturday morning.
As of Thursday, no arrests were made in either incident.
The burglary at the Mr. Submarine on Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park was one of three break-ins targeting restaurants and bars early Thursday. Asal Rezaei reports.
Chicago police said the two burglars fled the scene in an unknown waiting vehicle with two others inside.
At least three incidents happened within an hour Thursday on the city's North, South, and Near West Sides.
Police said three armed people entered the restaurant, which was closed at the time, by breaking the front glass door and taking the cash register before fleeing the scene.
Chicago police are investigating an apparent burglary at a Dollar Tree store in Roseland and an ATM burglary at a Family Dollar in Hegewisch.
Overnight, a group of burglars smashed the front window of Ivy Smoke & Vape at 1346 W. Irving Park Rd., leaving glass all over the ground.
The burglars took an undisclosed amount of money from the register. The whole incident took less than a minute.
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In each incident, the burglars have broken down a front glass door, stormed inside, and stolen power tools.
The thieves have struck at least three times in the early-morning hours last week.
Victims said they think the burglars waited until no one was home to make their move.
Multiple homes in Bucktown have been burglarized by the same group of men this month, and police hope surveillance footage helps them catch the burglary crew.
Police said the man stole laptops, tablets, a guitar, tools, and a donation box containing cash.
"This is disheartening to me that something like this could take place with such casualness," said Loyola University Chicago professor of criminology Arthur Lurigio.
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The robbers were only described as wearing hooded sweatshirts, masks, and gloves.
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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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