{"id":495381,"date":"2026-01-06T01:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495381\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T01:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:40:10","slug":"chicago-burglaries-residents-wake-up-to-car-break-ins-on-cleveland-in-old-town-racine-in-washington-heights-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495381\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago burglaries: Residents wake up to car break-ins on Cleveland in Old Town, Racine in Washington Heights | Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Residents in Chicago neighborhoods on the North and South sides walked out to their cars Monday, only to find smashed windows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A string of break-ins stretched one to two blocks.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Very frustrating to wake up and see that, especially like right after a break on your way to work,&#8221; Tyler Lozano said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lozano quickly realized many of his neighbors were dealing with the same problem along the 1900-block of North Cleveland Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;As it became a little bit lighter out, too, you started to see there was about eight or nine cars that had their driver&#8217;s side windows smashed in,&#8221; Lozano said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lozano says both of his cars were hit. Around the corner, long-time Old Town resident Dennis Hill noticed the commotion around 3:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I heard my alarm go off on my car. I looked through my window, and I happened to see a white vehicle when the alarm was going off. And then I saw it speed away through the stop sign,&#8221; Hill said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Video from another neighbor&#8217;s security camera showed a car that matches Hill&#8217;s description, with several people door-checking and breaking into cars along North Cleveland. At one point, an apparent suspect&#8217;s legs were seen hanging out of the car, as he leaned in the driver&#8217;s side window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I&#8217;ve lived in this neighborhood 40-some years, and I&#8217;ve seen this happen many, many times over the years,&#8221; Hill said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">SEE ALSO<\/strong>:<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-burglary-fulton-river-district-7-eleven-halsted-milwaukee-burglarized-minutes-cpd-says\/18356741\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Downtown 7-Eleven burglarized twice within minutes: Chicago police<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Both Hill and Lozano said the person or people who smashed their windows didn&#8217;t take anything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On the South Side, Tamiko Qualls was waiting outside an auto glass repair shop Monday. She said her block along South Racine Avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood was hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Now I have to pay out of my pocket. You know, two, $300, when you took $2 worth of things out of the vehicle,&#8221; Qualls said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">While nothing valuable was stolen from her car, she says thieves did make out with a gun, taken from her neighbor&#8217;s car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;She had hers there, and they did get it. But thank God, you know, no one got hurt or anything. But she did say she had left it in there in her vehicle,&#8221; Qualls said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">As for the break-ins on the North Side, Chicago police say it&#8217;s unknown if anything was stolen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Residents said they&#8217;re left without much course of action, other than to have their windows repaired, and hope it doesn&#8217;t happen again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER | <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/feature\/tracking-crime-and-safety-in-your-neighborhood\/12385906\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Track crime and safety in your neighborhood<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. 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