6 Chicago Men (James Erwin, 34, and Michael Thomas, 26. The other two at large are Kendrick Adams, 21, and Deonte Johnson, 22.) were arrested after months of breaking into department stores (after hours) and doing 'smash and grabs' but police finally caught up to them this week.
The burglary ring has stolen more than $2 million in merchandise and caused more than $500,000 in damage since early last year, police said. They are suspected in about 40 burglaries in Chicago, Oak Brook, Northbrook, Aurora and elsewhere. Some of the burglaries have been out of state
The crew would “scope out” locations and merchandise they wanted to steal, “formulate a plan,” draw maps of the floor plans and come back later to carry out the burglaries. The “very difficult” investigation came to a head with the brazen overnight burglary at the Neiman Marcus on the Mag Mile in December. Nine burglars crashed a white Dodge Grand Caravan through the Superior Street entrance of the store, making off with designer purses and other luxury items. The van became wedged in the structure and two suspects were trapped inside and were taken into custody after they tried to flee and hide. The arrests“led to the identification of several crew members. Chicago police a lot of video of people in masks and glvoes but it’s hard to convict and arrest people that are wearing masks and gloves.
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