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Burglar Kicking In Garage Doors On Far Northwest Side, Police Say

PORTAGE PARK — Six garages in Portage Park, Dunning and Norwood Park have been burglarized in recent weeks by someone who kicked down or pried open overhead or side doors, police warned.

The burglar took construction tools, bicycles, air compressors, a snow blower and lawn equipment, police said. In some incidents, the garage doors were unlocked, police said.

Police said the burglaries took place:

• Between 6 p.m. June 8 and 7:30 a.m. June 9 in the 5500 block of west Pensacola Avenue

• Between noon June 12 and 8 a.m. June 14 in the 4300 block of north Marmora Avenue

• At 12:55 p.m. Thursday in the 5500 block of west Patterson Avenue

• Between 10:50 p.m. Saturday and 10:50 a.m. Sunday in the 5400 block of west Giddings Avenue

• Between 10 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday in the 3900 block of north Natchez Avenue

• At 11:20 a.m. Monday in the 6300 block of west Haft Street.

Police warned Monday that three Jefferson Park homes had been burglarized in recent weeks.

Anyone with information about the crimes is asked to call detectives at 312-747-8263.

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