North Side neighbors on Monday night are concerned their personal information might be in the hands of a thief.
It took just seconds. Then he was gone, leaving behind broken, empty mailboxes and concern by those left without their valuable mail.
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Among them was one man who doesn’t want his name shared in fear of possible identity theft.
“Started from this end of the block and come all the way down,” he said. “I think they’re looking for gift cards. I think they’re looking for credit cards, but it’s tax season. You got to mail all 10-99s, all of the tax documents, so now we have all of our personal information exposed.”
“He thinks he can get away with it, and so far, he has”
He is one of the many people whose mailboxes, investigators said, were targeted on at least four city blocks in Lincoln Park and the Near North Side. The crime spree has been happening since late November.
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