String of burglaries hits South Side

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Police are warning of a string of burglaries this month that hit South Side neighborhoods.

In all of the incidents, people broke into homes through the front or rear doors and stole property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

The burglaries happened:

  • about 8 a.m. on Aug. 4 in the 6700 block of South East End Avenue;
  • about 4 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the 6900 block of South Cregier Avenue;
  • about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the 6700 block of South East End Avenue;
  • about 6 a.m. on Aug. 10 in the 6800 block of South East End Avenue;
  • about 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 19 in the 1400 block of East 68th Street;
  • about 4:05 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the 6900 block of South Cornell Avenue; and
  • about 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 20 in the 7000 block of South Jeffery Boulevard.

There was no description of possible suspects.

Anyone with information was asked to call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.

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