At least 4 North Side restaurants burglarized in roughly 30-minute span: CPD

Chicago burglaries took place on West Byron, North Ravenswood, West Sunnyside, North Lincoln

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Monday, June 5, 2023
At least 4 N. Side restaurants burglarized in roughly 30-minute span
Chicago police issued an alert after at least 4 North Side restaurants were burglarized in North Center and Ravenswood.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police issued a warning early Monday for businesses on the city's North Side, after a series of break-ins targeting restaurants.

At least four robberies were reported within a mile and a half of each other over a span of about 30 minutes early Sunday morning, CPD said.

In each case, thieves used a tool to break a window, stole cash and alcohol and then ran away.

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The suspects are described as one to five people wearing face coverings and hooded sweatshirts.

The locations of the incidents are below:

- 1900-block of West Byron Street in North Center just after 3:45 a.m.

- 4200-block of North Ravenswood Avenue in North Center about 4 a.m.

- 1700-block of West Sunnyside Avenue in Ravenswood just after 4:10 a.m.

- 2800-block of North Lincoln Avenue just after 4:15 a.m.

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call the Bureau of Detectives Area Three at 312-744-8263.

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