Police are warning business owners about a string of burglaries last month on the Near North Side.
In each incident, the burglars pried open the front door of a business before forcing open cash registers and stealing money, according to an alert from Chicago police.
The burglaries happened:
• during the early morning hours Aug. 15 in the 200 block of West Grand in the River North neighborhood;
• during the early morning hours Aug. 17 in the 200 block of East Grand on the border between the Gold Coast and Streeterville neighborhoods;
• during the early morning hours Aug. 19 in the 300 block of East Illinois in the Streeterville neighborhood; and
• during the early morning hours Aug. 25 in the 400 block of North Wabash in the Near North neighborhood.
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The burglars are described as two black males, thought to be between the ages of 30 and 35, standing between 5-foot-9 and 6-feet and weighing between 185 pounds and 200 pounds, police said.
Anyone with information about the burglaries should call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.
