Southwest Chicago Post: CPD Warns of USPS Vehicle Burglaries

Thursday, August 17, 2017

CPD Warns of USPS Vehicle Burglaries

The Chicago Police Department has appealed to the press and public for help in finding whoever has been breaking into U.S. Postal Service vehicles on the Southwest Side and stealing packages.

The crimes occurred:

• 3600 block of West 55th Place at 10:21 a.m. Wednesday, August 9.
• 3000 block of West 61st Street at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, August 9.
• 5800 block of South Albany at 3:36 p.m. Monday, August 14.
• 3700 block of West 59th Street at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, August 15.
• 6400 block of South Kilbourn at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, August 15.

The offenders were described as one Hispanic man and two black men.

Police offered this advice:

• Report suspicious activity immediately.
• If video surveillance is available, save and make a copy of the incident for investigating detectives.
• If you are a victim, do not touch anything. Call police immediately.
• If approached by a witness to the incident, request contact information.

Those with useful information are asked to call CPD Area Central Detectives at (312) 747-8382 and refer to crime pattern P17-1-216.

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1 comment:

UnknownAugust 17, 2017 at 12:12 PM
NICE GOING MORONS...this is a Federal Crime...hope you get caught...it's day for day in Federal prison!
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