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Burglaries May Be Connected in La Grange, La Grange Park, Western Springs

Suspects idientified in May 19, 20 incidents, some property recovered.

Two homes in La Grange Park were burglarized May 19; La Grange and Western Springs had similar incidents the morning of May 20, according to Ed Rompa, La Grange Park police commander.

 “We believe they are related,” Rompa said in an email.

Primary suspects are being identified or interviewed as part of the investigations and some items have been recovered, according to Rompa.

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In La Grange Park, homes were burglarized on the 600 block of north Catherine Avenue and on the 400 block of north Edgewood Avenue.

Items taken included two laptop computers; cell phones; wallets of both home owners; and a brief case with miscellaneous paperwork in it.

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On Monday morning, La Grange police released an alert for a string of burglaries in La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Spring, that they believe may be connected.

"Over the weekend, we experienced some uncharacteristic criminal activity with a home and a garage being burglarized," police said in the . "Many unlocked vehicles were also rummaged through on a path that also included our neighboring communities to the north and east.  Burglaries do not occur very often in La Grange, but they are a reality in any urban area."

Police are reminding residents to keep their doors and windows locked when they are out of the home, and to call police if they see any suspicious activity. In addition, residents were warned to not leave answering machine messages which state you are on vacation, or post such information to Facebook.

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