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Man Charged in String of Car Burglaries at Old Orchard Mall

Police say 23-year-old Christian Garcia-Palomo stole property from five cars over a month-long period at the popular Skokie shopping center

A 23-year-old man is facing charges in connection with five car burglaries between Nov. 2 and Dec. 7 at Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, police say. 

Christian Garcia-Palomo of Skokie is charged with four felony counts related to burglary and one misdemeanor of possession of stolen property. On Dec. 7 around 4:00 p.m., Skokie police were called to a parking garage at Old Orchard Mall, where they investigated Garcia-Palomo on an unrelated incident and discovered that he had stolen property.

Bond for Garcia-Palomo was set at $150,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 29. 

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