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Thieves grab purses from Bloomingdale's in Skokie
A group of thieves struck a Bloomingdale's in suburban Chicago on Monday.
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Over a dozen people stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise Monday from the Louis Vuitton store at Northbrook Court Mall.
Roughly 13 people wearing masks and gloves entered the store around 12:50 p.m. and stole several items, valued at upwards of $100,000, Northbrook police said.
The thieves fled in three separate vehicles which were waiting nearby, police said.
No one was injured in the burglary and police said no guns were displayed in the incident.
A similar robbery occurred at the same store on Oct. 6. Police said eight males entered the store and stole several purses and luggage valued at $66,000. They ran out of the store.
In fact, these sort of robberies happen on a regular basis in the Chicago area, and that Louis Vuitton store in Northbrook has been hit repeatedly:
- October 29, 2021: Thieves crashed a car into the Dior in Chicago's Gold Coast
- October 24, 2021: Two people stole purses from a shop on Chicago's Mag Mile
- February 20, 2020: Masked men robbed the Louis Vuitton on the Mag Mile
- January 7, 2020: Five teenagers in scarves stole $20,000 from the Louis Vuitton store in Northbrook
- October 2019: Thieves steal purses from the Louis Vuitton store in Northbrook
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Chicago police looking for people who grabbed purses inside Mag Mile store and ran out
This robbery happened on October 11th at a store on Michigan Avenue near Chicago.