Duo charged with burglarizing Chicago freight train carrying portable AC units

The Brief

  • Two men are facing felony charges after portable air conditioners were stolen from a freight train in Gresham.
  • Officers working a cargo theft prevention operation arrested the duo after police drones spotted three people burglarizing train containers.
  • Authorities recovered 12 portable AC units valued at about $2,400.

CHICAGO Two men were busted stealing portable air conditioners from a freight train on Chicago’s South Side last week, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

What we know:

On May 28, sheriff’s deputies were working with Norfolk Southern Railroad Police during a cargo theft prevention operation around 12:50 a.m. near the 7500 block of South Ashland Avenue in the Gresham neighborhood.

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