Pair of burglaries reported at South Shore businesses

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Police are warning business owners about two recent burglaries in the South Shore neighborhood.

In each incident, the burglar or burglars pried open a business’s rear doors and stole property, according to an alert from Chicago Police.

The first burglary happened between 5:30 p.m. Jan. 11 and 11 a.m. Friday in the 1900 block of East 73rd Street, police said. The other incident happened between 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. Monday in the 1800 block of East 71st Street.

Anyone with information about the burglaries should call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.

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