Man armed with knife behind 5 attacks in West Ridge, police say
The first incident happened on Dec. 26, then follows a pattern of occurring on the 25th in January, March, and April, according to the community alert.
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The first incident happened on Dec. 26, then follows a pattern of occurring on the 25th in January, March, and April, according to the community alert.
Police in the 24th District say the suspect is behind at least five attacks.
The latest incident happened on Friday, just before 9 p.m., in the 6100 block of North Campbell Avenue.
In each incident, the burglar has pried open a door into a building, made his way into the laundry area, pried open the coin-operated laundry machines, and stolen the coins.
Police said the suspect took items from the units inside an apartment building on April 4, between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m. in the 4800 block of North Magnolia Avenue.
The owners of Sopranos Pizza & Catering, located at 1527 S. State St. in Lockport, posted a video on their Facebook page of the incident on Tuesday around 3:30 a.m.
Five people were taken into custody and another person was hurt after attempting to burglarize train cars Friday morning on the city's South Side.
A marijuana dispensary in north suburban Park Ridge, Illinois was broken into in the early hours of Tuesday morning, police said.
The village said police are investigating, and no arrests were made.
The village said around 3:40 a.m., police arrived at the 2900 block of Finley Road for a report of a commercial burglary alarm. After checking the alarm and surrounding businesses, it was determined that 20 additional businesses were burglarized throughout Butterfield Road and Ogden Avenue retail corridors.
Chicago police are searching for multiple people involved in a smash-and-grab burglary near 79th and Cicero.
Burglars targeted two restaurants where officers found broken glass and open cash registers.
One restaurant owner said the burglars did thousands of dollars in damage just to get away with $10. Tara Molina reports.
It happened during the early morning hours in the McKinley Park and Armour Square neighborhoods.
It comes days after more than a dozen businesses in Highland Park and Morton Grove were burglarized in a similar pattern.
An expert said businesses in the city, along with the CPD, have beefed up awareness, so the crooks are moving elsewhere — and suburban businesses are easier targets.
The burglary crew is already linked to smash-and-grabs in Chicago's North Mayfair neighborhood and north suburban Morton Grove.
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Among the businesses targeted was Michael's Grill and Salad Bar, a downtown Highland Park staple.
Surveillance video captured the moments two people broke into his business. One jumped over the counter as they rummaged through the kitchen and seemed to check the contents of the cash register.
Donovan George, 40, was arrested on Wednesday by the District RBT Mission Team and Chicago police detectives in the 1600 block of North 75th Court in Elmwood Park.
The burglaries occurred in the 6600 block of West Diversey Avenue between Jan. 18 and Feb. 27 during the morning and afternoon hours.
Surveillance video shows thieves breaking through glass and entering the home. Later, they can be seen coming out with a safe and a suitcase.
As of late Tuesday, no one was in custody in the burglaries.
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