Police warn West Town residents of recent burglaries to homes

Police are warning West Town residents of five burglaries to homes.

In each incident, someone broke in by prying open a rear door, Chicago police said in a community alert.

The burglaries happened:

• between 9 a.m. Dec. 12 and 1 a.m. Dec. 13 in the 1400 block of West Superior Street;
• about noon Dec. 13 in the 1100 block of West Grand Avenue;
• about 3 p.m. Dec. 16 in the 1200 block of West Huron Street;
• between 8:45 a.m. and 7:05 p.m. Jan. 6 in the 500 block of North Elizabeth Street; and
• about 2 p.m. Jan. 9 in the 600 block of North Ashland Avenue.

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

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