Burglars break in at 3 homes in Douglas neighborhood
Someone got inside the apartments through open windows and doors.
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Someone got inside the apartments through open windows and doors.
This is at least the fourth time the church has been targeted since mid-March.
An Englewood church was targeted by burglars and it wasn't the first time. Chicago police said Antioch Baptist Church was hit again late last month. Burglars busted out windows to get inside and steal items.
It happened in the North Center, Ravenswood, and Lakeview neighborhoods during the early morning in less than an hour.
It happened in the North Center, Ravenswood, and Lakeview neighborhoods during the early morning in less than an hour.
The suspects are described as men dressed in all black, with black ski masks and gloves.
A police source said the burglars got away with a couple hundred dollars' worth of equipment.
"I'm really happy that I spent last night at my home, in bed, and everybody was safe. The bad guy got arrested."
The owner thinks the thieves had some high tech to help get away with their loot.
It appears a wi-fi jamming device helped the thieves in their effort as they busted into the Prosper Skate Shop in West Lawn. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The owner tells us the burglars made off with around $10,000 in goods and it all happened really fast.
The break-ins happened in the Irving Park and Albany Park neighborhoods with the latest happening on Wednesday.
The burglaries happened between the months of March and May during the afternoon and overnight hours.
This involves a type of shield over glass windows and doors that one can't even tell is there.
There have been six burglaries in the month of April with one business being hit four times.
There have been six break-ins – each one happening last week in the Jefferson Park and Albany Park neighborhoods.
They say someone is throwing a cinder block through the window before taking cash, registers, and food.
Khalil Raggs, 25, is charged with one felony count of burglary and one felony count of looting by an individual.
The break-in was caught on video as someone threw an object through a window and then wandered around inside.
Ruse burglaries are when thieves pose as workers and distract homeowners while others enter the home and take their belongings.
The charges are related to a "burglary ring" for which three other people have been charged for stealing around $400,000 from businesses in several counties.
They are accused of taking about $350 worth of merchandise from Marshall's, $1,610 worth from Ulta, and about $800 worth from Walgreens.
Zacharie Brown, 29, pleaded guilty to multiple cases based on crimes he committed in 2021.
The burglaries happened during the months of March and April in the Bridgeport and McKinley neighborhoods.
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