Car break-ins surge as Zoo Lights crowds flock to Lincoln Park

A wave of car break-ins hit Lincoln Park last week in an area that draws large nighttime crowds heading to Zoo Lights at Lincoln Park Zoo, according to a Chicago police community alert.

Detectives in the Near North and Town Hall districts said thieves smashed windows and stole property from vehicles parked along Stockton Drive, Fullerton Parkway, and Cannon Drive between November 18 and November 24. Officers said the offenders shattered windows with an unknown object to get inside.

Witnesses described the offenders as two African American males wearing black or gray jumpsuits and ski masks…

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