String of burglaries reported at downtown buildings on Museum Campus

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Police are warning residents about four recent burglaries that happened at downtown buildings on the Museum Campus.

Each time, the burglar forced open or broke a wooden window frame or window pane to gain access to buildings used for seasonal food vending, according to an alert from Chicago Police.

The burglaries happened:

• at 1:28 a.m. August 29 in the 500 block of South Lake Shore Drive;

• about 10 p.m. August 29 in the 300 block of South Columbus Drive;

• between 10 p.m. August 29 and 1:46 a.m. August 30 in the 500 block of South Lake Shore Drive; and

• about 10 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of South Lake Shore Drive.

Anyone with information should call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8384.

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