Burglary suspect shot, killed by Chicago Police on West Side
The shooting happened in the Lawndale neighborhood in broad daylight Sunday. Andrew Ramos reports.
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The shooting happened in the Lawndale neighborhood in broad daylight Sunday. Andrew Ramos reports.
Police said two people, between 30 and 40 years of age, forced their way into a residence through the window and took jewelry and a vehicle before leaving the scene.
The incidents happened within an hour on the Southwest and Northwest Sides.
In the Gage Park neighborhood, thieves stole an ATM from inside a business. Minutes later, a group of men burglarized a smoke shop, according to police.
In each incident, a burglar has broken the front window or glass door of a business and stormed inside, taking money from cash registers.
It was unclear if four burglaries in Edison Park were connected to three more in Norwood Park. But all the burglaries caused chaos and destruction for many businesses.
Three businesses in Norwood Park, and four in one strip mall in Edison Park, were among those targeted. Shardaa Gray reports.
One container seemed to contain giant rolls of carpet, some of which were spilling out onto the tracks.
Investigators have linked four burglaries in Edison Park and three more in Norwood Park. Shardaa Gray reports.
Police said that in each incident, the suspects placed a chain on a business's front shutter or door to pull it off the hinges and remove the ATM.
n each incident, the burglars smashed into a business using at least one vehicle, and then took gaming equipment and fled the scene.
Police released surveillance video of the thief, who used a screwdriver to smash the windows of three businesses in the Edgewater neighborhood in the span of a week.
The two entered the businesses, taking items and money from inside, before leaving the scene and heading northwest through an alley.
It happened just after 3 a.m. at the Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary in the 400 block of North Clark Street.
DuPage County prosecutors said the man convinced a 7-Eleven clerk to let him get warm inside the store, then stole $730 in scratch-off tickets when the clerk later went into the back cooler.
One restaurant manager said the strip mall stores keep their cash securely locked up, so the burglars didn't get much.
Around 1:07 a.m. Sunday, Naperville police officers responded to a burglary alarm at Drippy's Smoke Shop, 1552 N. Aurora Road.
Chicago police said that three unknown men damaged the front window of the business before entering and taking property from inside.
Back in July, it was one of two shops targeted in the area by thieves.
The attempted burglary happened just after 4 a.m. at the 7-Eleven in the 1300 block of South Halsted Street.
In each incident, the burglars crashed a dark sedan into businesses and destroyed the front window or glass door.
The burglaries all happened on the city's Northwest Side. Police have issued a business alert.
The burglaries happened at the city's Central Station early Friday morning.
With the holidays fast approaching, many Lincoln Parkers want others to be aware and stay safe as they get ready to travel.
It happened around 4 a.m. at Eddie's Market in the 11000 block of South Halsted Street.
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