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Chicago Police Issue Alert After 5 Pre-Dawn East Hyde Park Business Burglaries

Detectives are requesting public tips identifying three masked suspects seen in the break-ins.

Overview

  • The burglaries happened between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., with four on the 1600 block of East 55th Street and one on the 1600 block of East 56th Street.
  • In each case, three suspects shattered the front glass, entered, took property, and fled the scene.
  • Police described the suspects as wearing masks and gloves, with two in black hooded sweatshirts and one in an orange hooded sweatshirt.
  • Area 1 detectives asked anyone with information to call 312-747-8380 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com using reference number P251118.
  • No arrests were announced, and the alert comes as Chicago has seen weeks of overnight business burglaries in multiple neighborhoods.