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Auto Burglaries

Friday, November 16, 2012

Police: 18 Wilmette Auto Burglaries in One Week

Cars containing small electronic items have been targeted.

Wilmette has experience a high number of auto burglaries during the past week. In total, 18 cars were burglarized in the village from Nov. 8 through Nov. 15, with the majority of incidents taking place in two clusters last weekend. Between the night of Friday, Nov. 9 and the following morning, several vehicles were broken into on Wilmette’s east side. On Saturday night and Sunday morning, cars on the village’s west side were hit. Stay up to date on the latest crime news in Wilmette and Kenilworth! Sign up for our newsletter and "like" us on Facebook! Wilmette Police Chief Brian King said cars with unlocked doors and those containing small, visible electronic items inside were targeted. “The common link here is unlocked vehicles” King said…

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