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Cook County smash-and-grab burglary: Police looking to identify 4 suspects

By Nic Flosi
Published  September 19, 2025 11:58am CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • Four people smashed a window to burglarize a smoke shop in unincorporated Northfield Township early Sunday.
    • The suspects took a cash drawer, store van keys, and other items before fleeing in two vehicles.
    • Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Cook County Sheriff’s police.

COOK COUNTY - Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying four people involved in a smash-and-grab burglary at a smoke shop in Chicago’s north suburbs.

What we know:

Cook County Sheriff’s police said the burglary happened around 2:30 a.m. Sunday at a business in the 900 block of Greenwood Road in unincorporated Northfield Township.

Officers responding to a security alarm found the shop’s window shattered and items missing. Security footage showed four people with their faces and hands covered breaking the glass with a brick to get inside.

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The suspects took the cash drawer from the register, the key to the store’s van, and other items. One person drove off in the van, while the others left in a gray Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. Police later found the van abandoned nearby.

What you can do:

Anyone with information is asked to call Cook County Sheriff’s police at 708-865-4896.

The Source: The information in this story came from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

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