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Rental trucks stolen on the Near West Side: police

A rental truck agency parked their vehicles on the street and later discovered them missing, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A man was killed and a teen boy wounded in a shooting June 20, 2022.

A pair of vehicle thefts were reported Sept. 16 and Sept. 29, 2019 on the Near West Side.

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Two rental trucks were reported stolen in September on the Near West Side.

In each incident, a truck rental agency parked their vehicles on the street to later discover they were missing, Chicago police said in a community alert.

These thefts happened about 7 a.m. Sept. 16 in the 700 block of West Erie Street and 7 a.m. Sept. 29 in the 600 block of North Halsted Street, police said.

Police did not offer a description of any offenders.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.

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