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More than a dozen cars stolen in Chicago Loop in past month, CPD says

By CBS Chicago Team

/ CBS Chicago

Chicago police have issued an alert about more than a dozen car thefts in the Loop in the last month.

Police said that in each instance, the thief broke into a locked car on the street or in a public parking garage and stole the vehicle. The thefts were all reported between Feb. 26 and Sunday, March 22.

Cars were stolen from the following locations at the following times:

  • 800 block of S. Wells St on Feb. 26, between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.
  • 800 block of S. Wabash Ave from Feb. 27-28, between 11 p.m. and 8:30 a.m.
  • 0-100 block of E. 8th St on March 1, at 2 p.m.
  • 0-100 block of E. 9th St from March 2-3, between 8 p.m. and 10:30 a.m.
  • 600 block of S. La Salle St from March 5-6, between 12 p.m. and 10 a.m.
  • 0-100 block of E. Balbo Ave on March 9, at 5 a.m.
  • 600 block of S. La Salle St on March 15, between 10 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.
  • 900 block of S. Wabash Ave on March 16, between 6:30 p.m. and 9:10 p.m.
  • 500 block of S. Wabash Ave from March 21-22, between 2 p.m. and 11:02 a.m.
  • 800 block of S. Wabash Ave from March 21-21, between 5:21 p.m. and 11 a.m.
  • 1000 block of S. Wabash Ave from March 21-22, between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
  • 500 block of S. Wells St on March 22, at 6:04 a.m.
  • 0-100 block of E. 9th St on March 22, between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Police have no suspect description at this time.

Anyone with information about these car thefts is asked to contact Area Three detectives at 312-744-8263.

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