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Jefferson Park Garage Burglaries Spur Police Warning

By Alex Nitkin | May 7, 2017 12:08pm
 At least seven home garages were broken into in Jefferson Park and Portage Park last month, police said.
At least seven home garages were broken into in Jefferson Park and Portage Park last month, police said.
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CHICAGO — Burglars broke into the garages of at least seven homes across the Portage Park and Jefferson Park neighborhoods between April 19 and May 1, according to a police alert.

In each incident, most of which occurred overnight, someone got into a garage by "forcibly kicking or prying open the overhead or side door" and grabbed items from inside, police said.

The burglaries were reported at the following times and locations:

• Between 11 p.m. on April 19 and 5:15 a.m. on April 20 in the 4800 block of North McVicker Avenue

• Between 6:30 p.m. on April 19 and 6:30 a.m. on April 20 in the 4800 block of North Austin Avenue

• Between 10 pm. on April 19 and 7:30 a.m. on April 20 in the 4800 block of North Mason Avenue

• Between 1:50 p.m. and 2 p.m. on April 21 in the 4100 block of North Leamington Avenue

• Between 7 p.m. on April 22 and 9:15 a.m. on April 23 in the 4100 block of North Lawler Avenue

• Between 4 p.m. on April 27 and 9:30 a.m. on April 28 in the 5300 block of West Lawrence Avenue

• Between 9:45 p.m. on April 27 and 8:50 a.m. on May 1 in the 5300 block of North Leland Avenue

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call detectives at 312-744-8263.