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Packages stolen from 2 apartment buildings in Lake View East

Someone used a screwdriver to force open the front door of the apartment buildings.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Police say a 34-year-old man attacked a Chicago police officer July 13, 2022, near Grant Park.

Police are warning of two burglaries reported in April 2021, in Lake View East.

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Chicago police issued an alert after packages were stolen from two apartment buildings in in Lake View East last week.

In each incident, someone used a screwdriver to force open the front door of the building and went into a room where packages were kept, Chicago police said in the community alert.

The burglaries happened about 3:50 a.m. April 16 in the 400 block of West Oakdale Avenue, and about 4:20 a.m. April 18 in the 500 block of West Oakdale Avenue, police said.

Anyone with information can contact Area Three detectives at 312-744-8263.

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