Crime & Safety
'Stop Robbing Us,' Bucktown Boutique Asks Thieves
A high-end store on the North Side has been hit with two recent break-in attempts.
CHICAGO, IL - The owner of a North Side boutique is fed up with two recent burglary or attempted burglary incidents after 14 years of peace and quiet.
So she has a simple message for the thieves, posted passively on the front of her store
“Please stop robbing us.”
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DNAinfo Chicago reports that Apartment Number 9 at 1804 N. Damen Ave. in Bucktown was first hit by a “smash and grab” in February and then last week was the victim of an attempted break-in.
"Dear thieves, please stop robbing or attempting to rob us. We are definitely not interested, not to mention it isn't very nice," the owner wrote in a note posted to the store’s front window.
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In the February incident, several items of clothing were stolen from the boutique and last week the store’s door was damaged, but the thieves were unable to get inside.
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