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Thieves Smash River North Gas Station and Steal ATM

Police have not announced arrests in the early-morning crash-and-grab.

Overview

  • At a BP station at Chicago Avenue and Wells Street in River North, a white Jeep rammed the front doors twice, according to the clerk.
  • A second car pulled up, the crew jumped in, and they took the store’s ATM as they sped away, the clerk said.
  • The white Jeep used to breach the storefront was left behind outside the station.
  • Chicago police opened an investigation, and officers had not released further details or reported arrests.
  • Regular customers and a bystander expressed shock at the damage, highlighting how crash-and-grab thefts can raise costs and strain small businesses.