The Chicago Police Department's 9th District issued an alert about a string of burglaries in the McKinley Park neighborhood and nearby in which a man uses bricks and pieces of concrete to smash storefront windows before entering and robbing the businesses.
The suspect is described as a male 25 to 40 years of age with a dark complexion, between 5'8" and 6'1" tall, and between 160 and 220 pounds in weight. He may be wearing a black face mask, blue jacket, green hooded sweatshirt, a white shirt, tan pants, black pants with a red stripe, black boots and black gloves.
The two burglaries in McKinley Park took place shortly after each other early in the morning of Friday, April 18, 2025: in the 3500 block of South Archer Avenue between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., and at 3:15 a.m. in the 3300 block of South Archer Avenue.
More Burglaries Nearby
Additional burglaries took place on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in the 4000 block of South Western Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood; in the early morning of Friday, April 18, 2025, in the 1700 block of West 47th Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood; and early in the morning of Saturday, April 19, 2025, in the 3500 block of South Halsted Avenue in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
Police recommended businesses take precautions and enact deterrents against burglary, such as good lighting, secured windows and doors, and immediately repairing any broken security equipment. They also said that victims should keep a copy of any video recordings of burglaries, request contact information from witnesses and immediately report any suspicious activity.
Anyone with information should contact Area One Detectives by calling (312) 747-8384, or submit an anonymous tip at the CPDTIP.com website. Use Reference No. P25-1-034 when contacting police about these or any related incidents.
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