CHICAGO — Unknown vandals clubbed parking meters throughout the city last week causing the meters to "malfunction or shut down," police said Thursday.
Parking meters in seven different neighborhoods were damaged between March 12 and March 14, police said in a community alert.
The unknown vandals are "breaking the display glass, credit card readers and display brackets by use of a blunt instrument or tool," police said in a statement.
The damage occurred in multiple locations, including:
• 900 block of W. Chicago Ave on March 12, 2014 at 12:00 P.M.
• 900 block of W. Ogden Ave on March 12, 2014 at 12:00 P.M.
• 3700 block of N. Racine on March 12, 2014 at 3:00P.M.
• 700 block of W. Buckingham on March 12, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.
• 4500 block of N. Clark on March 12, 2014 at 3:00 A.M.
• 4800 block of N. Clark on March 12, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.
• 1600 block of W. North on March 12, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.
• 1400 block of W. Summerdale on March 12, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.
• 5700 block of N. Broadway on March 13, 2014 at 1:00 A.M.
• 1600 block of W. North on March 12, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.
• 1100 block of W. Rosemont on March 13, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.
• 1100 block of W. Waveland on March 12, 2014 at 3:00 P.M.
• 1600 block of N. Wood on March 14, 2014 at 4:00 A.M.
Police said to be on the lookout for "suspicious people loitering in the area" and encouraged anyone with information to contact detective as 312-744-8263.
