Overview
- Three male suspects broke the front glass of Borinken Cakes and removed a cash register in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Chicago police said.
- Ring and surveillance video shared by the bakery show the suspects smashing the window, running through the shop and fleeing with the register.
- Police say nearby businesses including Fade and Blade Barber Shop, a Subway and Rosati's also had windows smashed and showed signs that bricks may have been used to gain entry.
- Area One detectives are actively investigating the string of break-ins and no arrests had been announced as of Tuesday midday.
- Borinken Cakes is a five-year-old neighborhood bakery known for Puerto Rican cakes and the theft highlights security concerns for small merchants along South Archer Avenue as investigators continue to develop leads.