Burglars steal phones, computers from Gresham businesses: police

Burglaries have been reported at businesses in Gresham throughout April. | Sun-Times file photo

Police are warning South Side businesses of a string of burglaries to retail stores in the Gresham neighborhood.

In each incident, two or three men smash through a front glass door and steal computers and phones, Chicago police said in a community alert.

The burglaries happened:

• about 8:30 a.m. April 24 in the 7700 block of South Ashland Avenue;
• about 5:45 a.m. April 25 in the 7800 block of South Ashland Avenue; and
• about 10:30 a.m. April 28 in the 8400 block of South Ashland Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area South detectives at 312-747-8273.

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