Burglars have broken into dozens of work vans and trucks in Chicago to steal construction tools

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Chicago police are hunting for the burglars who have broken into dozens of work vans and trucks on the Northwest Side to steal tools.

Police said the burglars breaks windows to get in. The burglaries have happened in the Jefferson Park, Union Ridge, Big Oaks, Portage Park, and Norwood Park neighborhoods.

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Rideshare driver with CCL shoots robbers

Two people attempted to rob a rideshare driver in North Lawndale Saturday morning. The driver, a 26-year-old man and a CCL holder, shot the robbers, leaving them hospitalized.

The burglaries have happened on the: 

  • 5200 block of West Foster Ave. between 12:00 am July 23 and 7:00 am July 24
  • 5300 block of North Natchez Ave. on July 24 at 2:30 am
  • 4900 block of North Neva Ave. between 8:30 pm July 25 and 8:00 am July 26
  • 4600 block of North Melvina Ave. between 9:00 pm July 25 and 6:30 am July 26
  • 6200 block of West Rosedale Ave. on July 26 at 4:45 am
  • 4500 block of North Laporte Ave. on July 26 at 4:00 pm
  • 3800 block of North Olcott Ave. between 10:00 pm July 27 and 5:30 am July 28
  • 7500 block of West Irving Park Rd. between 9:00 pm July 27 and 8:00 am July 28
  • 5500 block of North Mango Ave between 9:00 pm July 30, 2023 and 5:00 am July 31, 2023  
  • 5400 block of North Lovejoy Ave. on July 31, 2023 at 3:50 am 
  • 6100 block of West Seminole St. on July 31, 2023 at 8:00 am 
  • 5800 block of North Merrimac Ave. on July 31, 2023 at 7:38 pm 
  • 4300 block of North Meade Ave. on August 2, 2023 at 2:00 am 
  • 5200 block of West Patterson Ave. on August 7, 2023 at 8:30 am 
  • 5700 block of Giddings St. between 4:00 pm August 7, 2023 and 6:00 am     August 8, 2023 
  • 4300 block of Monitor Ave. between 6:00 pm August 7, 2023 and 9:30 am August 8, 2023 
  • 5300 block of North Northwest Hwy on August 8, 2023 at 3:00 am 
  • 6300 block of North Mobile Ave. between 6:00 pm August 10, 2023 and 7:45 am August 11, 2023 
  • 6500 block of North Natoma Ave. between 10:00 pm August 10, 2023 and 8:00 am August 11, 2023 
  • 7400 block West Catalpa Ave. at 3:00 am on August 11, 2023  
  • 6100 block of N. Newark Ave. at 3:30 am on August 11, 2023  
  • 5500 block of North Linder Ave. between 10:30 pm August 12, 2023 and 11:00 am August 13, 2023 
  • 5600 block of North Mango Ave. on August 13, 2023 at 9:00 am 
  • 5000 block of North Delphia Ave. between 10:00 pm August 13, 2023 and 6:10 am August 14, 2023 
  • 8400 block of West Catalpa Ave. on August 14, 2023 at 4:25 am 

Police said that if you have information, please call detectives at (312) 746-7394.