ROGERS PARK — Police are warning businesses in Rogers Park and Edgewater after a string of at least five commercial burglaries this month.
In a community alert, police said someone has broken into businesses by either prying open the back door or breaking through locks.
In one case, the window of a back door was smashed. in another, a screen door was cut in order to get to a glass panel — which was subsequently smashed so the the dead bolt could be unlocked, police said.
During the break-ins, items are taken from the businesses or an attempt is made to pry open the cash register for the money inside.
Police said security camera footage from at least one incident showed the burglar as a black man with a goatee. He was between 5-foot-11 and 6-foot-2 and weighed between 180-210 pounds, police said. In the footage, he wore a knitted hat, hooded sweatshirt and heavy jacket with a hood.
The burglaries have occurred:
• Between 9 p.m. Jan. 8 and 6:10 a.m. Jan. 9 in the 6900 block of North Sheridan Road
• At 4:32 a.m. Jan. 16 in the 1100 block of West Thorndale Avenue
• Between 4-8 a.m. Jan. 13 in the 1400 block of West Morse Avenue
• Between 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8:50 a.m. Friday in the 6600 block of North Clark Street
• Between 2:30-5:50 a.m. Saturday in the 6500 block of North Clark Street
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 312-744-8263.
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