Chicago restaurants targeted in early morning break-ins, burglaries
Video shows suspects break into Chicago restaurant
The suspects could be connected to several other break-ins in the area, police said.
CHICAGO - Two restaurants were burglarized and another was broken into early Tuesday morning in Chicago's West Town neighborhood.
Chicago restaurant burglaries
What we know:
In each incident, the front glass door of the restaurant was damaged and officers searched the business but did not find any suspects. Money was stolen from at least two of the restaurants, police said.
The first restaurant was broken into around 3:03 a.m. in the 600 block of North Ashland Avenue. Less than 10 minutes later, two other restaurants were burglarized in the 1500 block of West Chicago Avenue.
Chicken shop Fry The Coop was one of the restaurants targeted in the break-ins. They posted a video of the break-in to their Instagram page with the caption: "All of that for only $9 in the register!!! UGH. Please don’t rob us, there’s literally nothing in here overnight except Malort. Never a dull day in the restaurant industry".
What we don't know:
Area Three detectives are investigating each incident. Police have not said if they believe the break-ins were connected.
No details of the suspects have been given. It was not immediately clear how much money was taken from each business.
The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Police Department.