Burglars break into South Loop business twice in the same night
The crew broke in a little after 4 a.m. stealing bottles of alcohol and then returned a second time later.
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The crew broke in a little after 4 a.m. stealing bottles of alcohol and then returned a second time later.
A South Loop business is searching for solutions after it was hit by the same break-in crew twice in one night, a brazen crime that was caught on video. The break-ins happened at the South Loop Market on Michigan and Cermak. Employees were notified almost immediately about the break-in by their security company.
A South Loop business is searching for solutions after it was hit by the same break-in crew twice in one night, a brazen crime that was caught on video. The break-ins happened at the South Loop Market on Michigan and Cermak.
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A crew of burglars smashed the two back doors and made their way inside Las Picosas Mexican restaurant near 64th and Pulaski on Wednesday before they hit another place down the block.
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Police say in each incident, the group broke the front glass window or door, then rummaged through the businesses and took things from inside.
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As of Thursday, no arrests were made in either incident.
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Police said three armed people entered the restaurant, which was closed at the time, by breaking the front glass door and taking the cash register before fleeing the scene.
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The burglars took an undisclosed amount of money from the register. The whole incident took less than a minute.
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