Prosecutors say DNA evidence helped Chicago police identify another member of a prolific burglary crew that used stolen SUVs to steal ATMs from storefronts across the city, striking at least 18 times between September 8 and Christmas Eve.
Omar Farmer, 26, is the second person charged in connection with the crime pattern, alongside 25-year-old Radonte Eatman and unidentified accomplices. In recently filed charges, prosecutors allege that on December 24, around 4:43 a.m., the group used a Jeep and chains to rip the door off Big Sam’s Food Mart and Cellular at 133 E. 75th Street. The store’s ATM contained $13,600 in cash, and the business sustained $5,000 in damages.
Less than an hour later, the crew allegedly targeted Khalil’s Food and Liquor at 146 W. 103rd St. While the store’s ATM had no cash, the business reported $7,000 in damages…