After breaking in through the rear door, the burglar steals property and flees, Chicago police said.
Police are asking Heart of Chicago residents to secure their back doors after several apartment burglaries were reported in May.
In each incident, the burglar broke in through the rear door and fled with stolen property, according to a community alert from Chicago police.
The burglaries occurred:
- Between 9 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., May 3 in the 2100 block of West 22nd Place;
- Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., May 21 in the 2100 block of West 22nd Place; and
- Between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., May 22 in the 2300 block of West 23rd Place.
Police did not provide a description of the burglar.
Anyone with information should contact Area Central detectives at 312-747-8382.
In April, several vehicles with the keys left inside were stolen in Heart of Chicago and Bridgeport.
