Drone busts 3 men stealing from moving freight train on Chicago’s South Side

The Brief

  • Drone footage captured three men burglarizing a moving freight train on Chicago’s South Side.
  • Two suspects were arrested near the tracks, while a third was caught after a vehicle pursuit.
  • All three face felony burglary charges.

CHICAGO Three men are facing charges after sheriff’s police said a burglary on a moving freight train was captured by a railroad drone earlier this month on Chicago’s South Side.

What we know:

The burglary happened around 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 19 during a joint cargo theft suppression operation with Norfolk Southern Railroad near 60th Place and Stewart Avenue, according to Cook County sheriff’s police.

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