Smash & Grab Burglars Hit Plainfield

PLAINFIELD, IL — Vehicle burglars smashed several car windows Thursday before stealing items, according to Plainfield police. "All involved the breaking of a window of an unoccupied vehicle to steal a purse," police said.

Officials indicated the Felony Lane Gang — a Florida-based group of car burglars known to travel to the Chicago suburbs to target vehicles parked at fitness centers, day cares and more to steal women's purses — may be involved.

"Google 'Felony Lane Gang Burglaries' to read numerous articles related to these crimes," Plainfield police said on Facebook. The group is believed to have targeted a victim outside the C.W. Avery YMCA last May, along with victims in Naperville and other nearby suburbs.

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Police said these types of burglaries typically result in some kind of identity theft. "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not leave valuables in sight, even if you are running in for only a minute," police said on Facebook.

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