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Chicago Police Issue Alert After String of Early-Morning Burglaries in West Loop and Lincoln Park

Police are asking for public tips to help identify the crew tied to smashed storefronts.

Overview

  • Chicago police issued a public alert after a brief spree of pre-dawn business break-ins left shattered glass but no reported injuries.
  • Police say the crew smashed doors or windows to get inside, stole products, and tried to open an ATM in one case.
  • Video showed broken front doors at Irish Eyes, a neighborhood bar, and Smoke Dreams, a smoke shop, on North Lincoln Avenue.
  • The hits were reported at about 2:20 a.m. in the 700-block of West Randolph Street and again around 2:34 a.m. and 3 a.m. in the 2500-block of North Lincoln Avenue.
  • Detectives describe three to five men, ages 19 to 25, wearing dark hoodies and gloves and driving a dark sedan, and they ask for tips at CPDTIP.com or 312-744-8263.