DOWNTOWN — A months-long rash of burglaries in the Loop has drawn the attention of Downtown police, who are telling nearby shops to stay alert.
The suspect or suspects break into stores, bars, and restaurants in the Loop and take valuables, police said.
The crimes, which began in September, occurred:
• 3:10 a.m. Sept. 9 in the 100 block of West Van Buren Street
• Between 7 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. Sept. 12-13 in the 100 block of West Van Buren Street
• Between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the 100 block of West Van Buren Street
• 3 a.m. Sept. 13 in the 100 block of West Van Buren Street
• Between 8:40 p.m. and 11:20 p.m. Sept. 25 in the first block of North LaSalle Street
• Between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. in the 200 block of West Randolph Street
• 3:22 a.m. Oct. 6 in the 500 block of West Polk Street
• 3:05 a.m. Nov. 14 in the first block of East Washington Street
• 10:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the 400 block of South Financial Place
• 12:30 a.m. Dec. 5 in the 100 block of North Wells Street
• 1:50 a.m. Dec. 27 in the 200 block of West Van Buren Street
• 2:30 a.m. Dec. 29 in the 200 block of West Van Buren Street
Some of the crimes mimic those reported last fall by police, who described a man who broke into office buildings near the Chicago Board of Trade and stole electronics. Police said the Loop business burglaries are part of a pattern, but declined to say whether they were still seeking the man described in September.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (312) 747-8384.
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