Police issue alert over recent burglaries along Mag Mile

Chicago police are warning business owners along the Magnificent Mile after a string of recent burglaries.

In each incident, multiple teenagers enter the business, grab purses from display tables and drive off in a waiting vehicle, police said.

The burglaries were reported at the following times and locations:

  • On Oct. 22 in the 800 block of North Michigan Avenue
  • On Oct. 29 in the 900 block of North Rush Street
  • On Nov. 9 in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue
  • On Nov. 13 in the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue
  • On Nov. 19 in the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Three detectives at (312) 744-8263.