Overview
- Police issued a community alert this weekend linking seven thefts of electric scooters that occurred between early June and late August and naming two recent incidents on August 18 and August 22 in Lincoln Square.
- Officers say the thief disables scooters by carving out their ignition housings to bypass the key-start system and then rides the devices away.
- The suspect is described as a white man in his 50s last seen wearing a white shirt, blue shorts and a fanny pack, and authorities have not released a photograph.
- Reported thefts span North Side neighborhoods including Lake View East, Uptown, Roscoe Village and Lincoln Square, with police listing specific block locations and times in their alert.
- Chicago police asked anyone with information to call Area Three detectives at 312-744-8263 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com using crime-pattern number P26-3-028 and local reporting suggests additional similar incidents may exist beyond the seven cases.