Chicago duo charged in Southwest Side railcar break-in

The Brief

  • Two Chicago men were arrested after allegedly breaking into a railcar on the Southwest Side.
  • One of the suspects, Jaquese Walker, was already on probation for a 2024 railcar burglary.
  • Both men were charged and released from custody.

CHICAGO Two Chicago men are facing charges after authorities say they were caught breaking into a railcar earlier this month — and one of them was already on probation for the same offense.

What we know:

On July 10, Cook County Sheriff’s police and Norfolk Southern police were conducting a joint operation targeting cargo thefts when they spotted two men entering a railyard in the 7500 block of South Western Avenue around 4 a.m.

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