CHICAGO (CBS) — Some Lincoln Park residents are sounding the alarm on home burglaries, some of which happened in broad daylight, noting a troubling pattern of similarities in the crimes, and they are asking why Chicago police have yet to publicly connect the dots.
With the holidays fast approaching, many Lincoln Parkers want others to be aware and stay safe as they get ready to travel.
One victim of a string of burglaries was targeted over Thanksgiving—the burglars in and out in just minutes.
“Within two minutes of us leaving, that’s when the perpetrators entered,” she said. “Clearly they had been watching and kind of moved very quickly.”
The woman didn’t want to share her name, but she does want to share her experience of being the victim of a burglary to serve as a warning to others.
“They were in our house, in and out, in seven minutes,” she said. “They bee-lined to our bedroom closet, and took all of our jewelry and many of my purses; opened up all of our drawers and all of the cabinets.”