3 Chicago GameStop stores targeted by smash-and-grab burglars in last week
Smash-and-grab burglars targeted at least three GameStop stores in Chicago within 48 hours, with two more reported early Friday morning.
According to Chicago police, a group of men broke the glass window of the business in the 1200 block of South Canal Street near the South Loop neighborhood just before 4:40 a.m.
Video from the scene shows broken glass and video games scattered on the sidewalk.
Police said the group stole merchandise from the store and fled the scene northbound in two SUVs.
Just before 5 a.m., police said a group broke the window of another store, located in the 5800 block of South Kedzie Avenue in the Gage Park neighborhood, and took items.
The group left the scene in what is believed to be a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee.
According to unconfirmed police dispatch reports, officers were tracking some of the stolen merchandise, saying "the product is pinging on 91st and Green."
GameStop and police did not respond to requests for information on a possible tracker on some of the stolen goods.
No arrests have been made in either incident.
Police are investigating.
This comes just 48 hours after burglars targeted a GameStop store on Chicago's South Side.
Just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, police said a group of six men broke the front glass window of the store located at 7945 S. Cicero Ave.
Police confirmed the group entered the store and took merchandise. The amount of merchandise stolen was not immediately known.
No arrests have been made in any of the burglaries.
4 Chicago GameStop stores targeted in past month
On August 7, a Chicago police officer fired shots at burglars fleeing a smash-and-grab at an Irving Park GameStop.
Police said that, just before 4:30 a.m., officers saw several armed people involved in a burglary at the GameStop in the 2900 block of West Addison Street.
The suspects got into a white car and a red SUV and sped away from the scene, striking an officer in the process. That officer opened fire, but police said the shots did not hit anyone.
Police chased the burglary suspects south on Addison until they were struck near Hubbard by another car that was not involved in the incident, CPD said. No one was injured in that crash.
Police have not confirmed if any of the robberies are connected. Their investigation remained ongoing Friday afternoon, and no arrests have been made.