String of Cell Phone Stores Burglarized on West Side

Police are warning of a string of burglaries targeting MetroPCS stores since early December across the West Side, including a burglary Wednesday in Logan Square.

In each incident, someone broke a window on the store’s front door and stole phones, phone accessories and sometimes cash from the business, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

The burglaries occurred:

  • At 5:29 a.m. on Dec. 9 in the 4200 block of West Division;
  • Between about 8:00 p.m. on Dec. 13 and about 7:20 a.m. on Dec. 14 in the 3900 block of West Grand;
  • About 3:45 a.m. on Dec. 25 in the 4000 block of West Armitage;
  • At 2:23 a.m. on Jan. 4 in the 4700 block of West North; and
  • At 5:16 a.m. on Jan. 17 in the 3600 block of West Armitage.

Anyone with information should contact Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.

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