Unlocked Garages Targeted: Western Springs Cops

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Three garages and a car were burglarized overnight Sunday in Western Springs, police said Monday. The incidents occurred between 11 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday in the 5100 block of Lawn Avenue.

In all three reported garage burglaries, the suspects entered through unlocked service doors, police said in a news release. Welding equipment, tools and a bicycle were stolen, police said. Several items were recovered in the immediate area.

Access was gained through unlocked doors in the car burglary, and a wallet was reported missing, police said.

Police advised residents to lock their car and garage doors.

Anyone with information about the burglaries is asked to call the Western Springs Police Department at 708-246-8540.