Suspect steals Bedford Park police squad car, US Postal Service truck, hits mother, 2 children in Bridgeview, officials say

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police issued a warning Saturday after a group of suspects damaged and stole from over two dozen vehicles on the Northwest Side.

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The crimes happened in the early morning hours Saturday in the O’Hare, Oriole Park and Norwood Park neighborhoods, Chicago police said.

In each crime, a group of four to five suspects arrived in a blue sedan, smashed a window of each vehicle, stole valuable items from inside and then fled the scene, police said.

CPD said the criminal damage and thefts to vehicles happened at the following locations:

-7700 block of W. Higgins Rd.
-8100 block of W. Higgins Rd.
-8500 block of W. Higgins Rd.
-5600 block of N. Cumberland Ave.
-7500 block of W. Balmoral Ave.
-7600 block of W. Foster Ave.
-7700 block of W. Berwyn Ave.
-7700 block of W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
-7700 block of W. Gregory St.
-5200 block of N. Oriole Ave.
-5300 block of N. Oriole Ave.
-5300 block of N. Overhill Ave.
-6000 block of W. Rosedale Ave.
-7700 block of W. Rosedale Ave.
-7800 block of W. Rosedale Ave.

No arrests have been made as Area Five detectives continue to investigate.

No further information was immediately available.

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