Apartments burglarized in South Shore: police

In each burglary, someone broke into apartments through windows or rear doors, then took property from inside, police said.

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Two apartments were burglarized in December 2019 and January 2020 in South Shore on the South Side.

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Chicago police are warning residents of a recent pair of burglaries reported in South Shore on the South Side.

In these incidents, someone broke into apartments through windows or a rear door, then took property from therein, Chicago police said.

The burglaries happened about 11:30 p.m. Dec. 27 in the 6900 block of South Merrill Avenue and about 1:30 p.m. Jan. 2 in the 6900 block of South Paxton Avenue, police said.

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

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