Thieves Targeting Copper Downspouts In Beverly Area

Thieves are going around Beverly stealing copper downspouts in the early morning hours while residents are sleeping, police say.

The 22nd Police District sent out a community alert warning residents to be on the lookout for copper downspout thieves working the neighborhood.

Police say that eight recent burglary incidents have occurred in Beverly this June. In each incident, the unknown thief has pulled downspouts from homes.

The area where the thefts has occurred is between Western-Longwood, in the 9000 to 10700 blocks.

A suspect seen taking the downspout in one incident was described as a male black, 5-feet-8-inches tall, around 170 pounds and wearing a white t-shirt. He was seen fleeing the scene in a dark-colored vehicle, possibly a Buick sedan, which had a tan colored door on the passenger side, and a loud exhaust system.

Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to please contact the Chicago Police Area South Property Crimes Bureau at 312-747-8273.