Chicago police warn about string of business burglaries on North Side
The burglaries happened in the morning and evening hours on Monday and Tuesday in the Norwood Park, Jefferson Park, Wildwood, and Irving Park neighborhoods.
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The burglaries happened in the morning and evening hours on Monday and Tuesday in the Norwood Park, Jefferson Park, Wildwood, and Irving Park neighborhoods.
Chicago police said a group of unknown people, driving a silver Hyundai four-door sedan, forcibly entered businesses by smashing either a window or the front glass door. Once inside, they stole cash from the registers.
Authorities said he walked in, displayed a handgun, and demanded money.
FBI and local police say they responded to an incident at a Huntington Bank at Fullerton and Southport in Lakeview. A few hours later, the Fifth Third Bank at Broadway and Thorndale in Edgewater.
The victim was unable to provide any details about the shooting, but preliminary investigation indicated that someone inside a vehicle shot him.
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Chicago police said the 56-year-old man was driving a Buick LaCrosse heading southbound on Western when he lost control and hit a pole.
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According to Chicago police, three people broke into the store in the 3000 block of North Clark Street.
The burglars were said to be wearing gloves and masks and took perfumes and colognes. It is unclear how much they took.
Tymarion Averyhart, 19, was arrested Thursday in the 1800 block of West Greenleaf Avenue.
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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.
Further investigation indicated that the victim was in a fight with a 35-year-old man who pulled out a knife and attacked her before leaving the scene.
The Porsche was last seen traveling westbound on West Thornton Avenue before making a left-hand turn southbound on North Winthrop Avenue.
On Wednesday, March 26 at 09:40 p.m., a bicyclist traveling northbound across the intersection in the street was struck and injured by a vehicle traveling westbound that ran the stop sign.
Chicago police said just before 2:30 a.m., the driver, a 31-year-old man, was traveling in a gray SUV in the 3900 block of North Ashland Avenue when he attempted to make a turn southbound.
Chicago police said the body of a male was found in the water unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Chicago police said the body of a male was found in the water unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Chicago police said the 32-year-old man was arguing with two other people inside an apartment that turned into a fight.
It happened between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 16 at the following locations:
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Police said in each incident, the victims were approached after leaving a tavern and waiting for a rideshare by three to four men who displayed a handgun or used physical force before demanding the victim's property and leaving the scene.
The fire was believed to have started on the first floor and, according to fire officials, caused the back porches to collapse.
Detectives are looking for the man, as those running the North and Northwest Side businesses said the burglaries were a hit to their bottom line during a tough time. Tara Molina reports.
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