Person Of Interest ID'd In Evanston Doughnut Shop Burglaries

EVANSTON, IL — Police have a person of interest in a pair of late-night burglaries last week in Evanston. A suspect was caught on tape stealing from the safe and cash registers at two Dunkin' Donuts after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 and escaping before police arrived.

Police said the first incident took place at the doughnut chain's 2494 Oakton St. location. The store manager got an alarm that someone was getting into the safe around 2:30 a.m. More than $3,000 in cash was discovered missing from the store.

Then, a little while later, manager told police video surveillance was showing someone break into the Dunkin' Donuts inside the Davis Street CTA station, at 1612 Benson Ave., police said. More than $1,000 was reported stolen in the second burglary.

By the time police arrived to both crime scenes, the suspect was gone. But security footage shows it was the same burglar in both Dunkin' Donuts, according to investigators.

Police believe they may have identified the person but are not releasing any of the video at this time, Evanston Police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said.

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