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Burglars steal phones, computers from Gresham businesses: police

The burglaries happened in late April on Ashland Avenue.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Burglaries have been reported at businesses in Gresham throughout April.

Burglaries have been reported at businesses in Gresham throughout April.

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Police are warning South Side businesses of a string of burglaries to retail stores in the Gresham neighborhood.

In each incident, two or three men smash through a front glass door and steal computers and phones, Chicago police said in a community alert.

The burglaries happened:

  • about 8:30 a.m. April 24 in the 7700 block of South Ashland Avenue;
  • about 5:45 a.m. April 25 in the 7800 block of South Ashland Avenue; and
  • about 10:30 a.m. April 28 in the 8400 block of South Ashland Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area South detectives at 312-747-8273.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

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