North Center burglary, attempted burglary reported minutes apart

Both incidents happened within ten minutes of each other Jan. 12 in the 1800 block of West Irving Park Road, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A burglary and attempted burglary happened minute apart from each other Jan. 12, 2020 in North Center.

A burglar stole from one business and attempted to get into another minutes apart this week in North Center.

In one case, the suspect broke in through the rear door and took the cash register, Chicago police said. In a second case, the suspect tried to force open the front door but failed.

Both incidents happened between 4:20 a.m. and 4:29 a.m. Jan. 12 in the 1800 block of West Irving Park Avenue, police said.

A description of the suspect wasn’t available, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area North detectives at 312-744-8263.

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Burglary, attempted burglary reported minutes apart in North Center

Both incidents happened within ten minutes of each other Jan. 12 in the 1800 block of West Irving Park Road, police said.