Crash-and-grab burglars hit Shell station on Lincoln Park-Lakeview cusp in Chicago

Crash-and-grab burglars hit a Shell gas station on the cusp of Chicago’s Lakeview and Lincoln Park communities early Monday morning.

The crash-and-grab happened at the Shell station at 2801 N. Ashland Ave., at the northwest corner of the intersection with Diversey Parkway. Police said at 4:40 a.m., about six people deliberately crashed a sport-utility vehicle into the gas station minimart, went inside, and stole the ATM.

A cryptocurrency ATM was left behind, but the regular cash ATM was stolen. The ATM had about $75,000 inside, the owner of the gas station said…

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