Police: Series of burglaries reported in South Shore, South Chicago

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Police are warning residents about three burglaries last month in the South Shore and South Chicago neighborhoods.

In each incident, the burglar or burglar forcibly broke into a home or apartment and stole kitchen appliances, hot water tanks, furnaces and other property, according to an alert from Chicago Police.

The burglaries happened:

• about 5:30 p.m. March 23 in the 7700 block of South Yates;

• about 4:30 p.m. March 23 in the 7600 block of South Oglesby; and

• about 2 p.m. March 26 in the 7900 block of South Ridgeland.

Anyone with information about the burglaries should call Area South detectives at (312) 747-8273.

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