Police are warning residents of a series of garage burglaries in the Dunning and Schorsch Village neighborhoods on the Northwest Side.
In four incidents in the past month, a burglar or group of burglars have entered the residences by forcibly kicking or prying open front, rear or side doors, or by getting in through windows, according to a community alert from Chicago police.
Items stolen have included jewelry, cash and laptops, police said.
The burglaries happened:
• between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 9 in the 3900 block of North Newland Avenue;
• between 5:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 9 in the 3900 block of North Newland Avenue;
• at 5:59 p.m. Oct. 14 in the 3200 block of North Neva Avenue; and
• between 4 p.m. and 8:59 p.m. in the 3800 block of North Nova Avenue.
Anyone with information should contact Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.