Unlocked Cars With Keys Left Inside Stolen In Beverly

CHICAGO — Two cars parked in Beverly this month were stolen when thieves found the keys inside and the doors unlocked. Police in Chicago's 22nd District alerted residents to a trend in the neighborhood in which unlocked cars have been targeted in both theft from vehicle and motor vehicle theft incidents.

The thieves strike between midnight and 6 a.m. in all cases. They walk the neighborhood during early morning hours and pull on car door handles, according to police. When they find one that's unlocked, they steal stuff from inside.

In two cases this month the keys were left inside the unlocked cars and that allowed the thieves to steal them.

Incidents have been reported in the 10800 block of South Rockwell on Feb. 7; the 10500 block of South Western and 10700 and 10800 blocks of South Fairfield on Feb. 13; the 10000 block of South Fairfield on Feb. 15; the 9100 block of South Oakley, 9300 block of South Claremont, 9600 block of South Damen and 9600 block of South Longwood on Feb. 16; and the 2100 block of West 115th Street on Feb. 19.