芝加哥：西北区19家商户连遭砸抢盗窃 警方征集线索
芝加哥——位于伊利诺伊州 Cook County 的芝加哥市，芝加哥警方10月20日通报，西北区上周发生连环砸抢盗窃案，至少19家商户受害，分布在芝加哥警察局第14、16、17分局辖区，涉及 Forest Glen、Portage Park 和 Albany Park 等社区。
警方介绍，作案团伙为3至4人，以砖块砸碎店门或橱窗玻璃后入内，盗走收银机或商品，随后乘坐一辆红色起亚汽车逃离。受害商户包括餐厅、咖啡馆和一家五金店。其中，位于 6401 N. Central Avenue 的酒水店 Bottles and Cans 的监控拍下了作案团伙的清晰影像。
店主 Carly Katz 表示，这是该店今年第二次遭窃。尽管 Bottles and Cans 位于繁忙且灯光明亮的路口，仍未能幸免；Katz 说庆幸店内损失没有更严重，并表示商户们正面临维修、保险等额外开支，也担心社区治安。警方已公布监控画面，呼吁知情者向调查人员提供线索。目前尚无嫌疑人被捕，案件仍在调查中。（GSM 据 FOX 32 Chicago 报道）
Chicago: 19 Northwest Side Businesses Hit in Smash-and-Grab Burglaries, Police Seek Tips
Chicago — In Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago police said on October 20 that at least 19 businesses on the Northwest Side were targeted in a string of smash-and-grab burglaries last week, across the Chicago Police Department's 14th, 16th and 17th districts, in neighborhoods including Forest Glen, Portage Park and Albany Park.
Police said a crew of three to four people used a brick to break through the front door or window of each business, entered and stole cash registers or merchandise, then fled in a red Kia. Restaurants, coffee shops and a hardware store were among the businesses hit. Security cameras at Bottles and Cans, at 6401 N. Central Avenue, captured clear images of the crew.
Owner Carly Katz said the latest break-in was the second time her business had been burglarized this year. Although Bottles and Cans sits at a busy, well-lit intersection, it was not spared; Katz said she felt fortunate the damage was not worse, and noted that owners now face repair and insurance costs and wider concerns about neighborhood safety. Police released surveillance images and asked anyone with information to contact investigators. No suspects were in custody and the investigation is ongoing. (GSM, based on FOX 32 Chicago)
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