For the fourth time in a month and the third time in a week, Chicago police are again warning residents about a surge in airbag thefts carried out by organized crews that are zeroing in on Honda Civics parked across the city.
One group of thieves hammered lakefront neighborhoods this week, according to CPD, while posts on neighborhood social media suggest the true scope of the problem may be far larger than what appears in official police alerts.
“BE ALERT!” an Irving Park resident wrote on the Ring Network over the weekend. “My car got broken into, air bag was stolen! If anybody has any information or if their cameras picked up anything please let me know!! Happened between last night and this early morning.”…