CHICAGO (WLS) — At least seven Northwest Side businesses were burglarized in the early morning hours on the 4th of July, when most of them were closed for the holiday.
One ice cream shop was broken into for a second time. The criminals were caught on surveillance camera.
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Between midnight and 6 a.m. on the 4th of July, three men decided to wreak havoc on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said.
The suspect were seen in surveillance video around 4 a.m. breaking into the Chocolate Shoppe near Devon Avenue and Minnehaha Avenue.
Thieves were dressed in all black and ripped the cash register off the front counter, snapping the cord. They also rummaged through the store and back room for cash before breaking into the ATM too.
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