Chicago police say they have arrested the head of a crew that pulled off at least nine smash-and-grab burglaries in recent months, targeting a range of stores and in one case leaving stolen cash registers strewn across Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Gold Coast street.
man, was arrested Monday in South Austin and faces nine counts of burglary, as well as three other outstanding warrants, according to police records.An internal Chicago police memo notes that he was identified as a member of "an organized group" that carried out nine overnight burglaries between last November and last month.
The crew had previously hit convenience and liquor stores, as well as a Game Stop in North Austin. The group also burglarized Apple Bite Market and the Belmont Harbor Market in Lake View, the police report shows. The man arrested Monday, described by a police source as the "ringleader" of the crew, is also suspected in dozens of other burglaries in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, targeting liquor, electronics and clothing stores, the memo states.
Cook County court records show he has an extensive criminal history and at least three pending cases.
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