Thief targets coins from laundry, vending machines on Chicago’s South Side

The Brief

  • Chicago police are warning residents after a string of burglaries in Oakland and Bronzeville apartment buildings.
  • The incidents happened multiple times in August on South Lake Park Avenue, East 41st Place and East 43rd Street.
  • Police described the suspect as a Black man, 25 to 35 years old, 5-foot-4 to 5-foot-9 tall, weighing 160 to 175 pounds.

CHICAGO Police are warning residents about a string of recent burglaries targeting laundry and vending machines in apartment buildings in South Side neighborhoods.

What we know:

In each case, the burglar forced his way into a building before breaking into vending and laundry machines to steal coins, according to a community alert from Chicago police.

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