CHICAGO (CBS) — A string of nearly 20 business burglaries has prompted a Chicago police alert.
Chicago police are searching for a group responsible for 18 burglaries over the last month, including several on Tuesday.
The burglaries were reported between October 26 and November 26, mostly in West Side or Near South Side neighborhoods.
Police said the suspects broke the front glass doors or side windows to gain access to the businesses. The group targeted cash registers and left the scene in cars waiting outside.
One of those burglaries took place in West Chicago on Tuesday, just after 5:30 a.m.
Less than an hour before, a burglary was reported on the Near South Side at Eppel’s restaurant , at 554 W. Roosevelt Rd. at Jefferson Street. Chicago Police said the burglar alarm went off at Eppel’s just after 4 a.m., and thieves got away with the cash register.
Police are asking businesses in the area to report suspicious activity and make sure surveillance cameras are recording.