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Smoke shops burglarized in Portage Park

In each incident someone smashed the glass front windows of a smoke shop and stole smoking accessories and vaporizers.

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Three smoke shops were burglarized in Jan. 2021, in Portage Park.

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Chicago police are warning residents of three recent burglaries reported in Portage Park on the Northwest Side.

In each incident someone smashed the glass front windows of a smoke shop and stole smoking accessories and vaporizers, Chicago police said in a community alert.

The burglaries happened about 2:20 a.m. Jan. 11 in the 4200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, about 12:45 a.m. Jan. 15 in the 4800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue and about 1:15 a.m. again in the 4200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area Five detectives at 312-746-7394.

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