Police have issued a warning to store owners about four recent retail burglaries that happened in the overnight hours in the Lincoln Park and Lakeview neighborhoods.
In each case, a suspect shattered the front glass door or window in order to get inside, Area North detectives said in an alert. The burglaries happened:
- At about 1:15 a.m. July 5 in the 3800 bock of North Broadway,
- At about 3:45 a.m. July 6 in the 3400 block of North Clark,
- At about 3:45 a.m. Thursday in the 2900 block of North Broadway, and
- At about 4:15 a.m. Thursday in the 2600 block of North Clark.
In the July 6 burglary, the suspect appeared to be a black man between 5 and 6 feet tall and weighing between 180 and 200 pounds, police said. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and eyeglasses with thick black frames.
Business owners should make sure their properties have an alarm system and working video surveillance, police said.
Anyone with information on the burglaries is asked to call detectives at (312) 744-8263.
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