Police Want to Shed Light on Daytime Burglaries

UPDATED STORY: 4 Tinley Park Homes Hit in Burglary Spree

A series of residential burglaries since the new year in Tinley Park has police asking residents to be on the lookout for suspicious activity.

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Tinley Park police are investigating several home burglaries that happened since Jan. 1, according to a village press release. In these cases, the burglars have forced open either a garage service door or a front door to break in, the release said.

The burglars have gotten away with cash, jewelry and small electronics and targeted the homes' master bedrooms, the release added.

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Police say the following vehicles might have been used in the burglaries:

• a white box truck
• a silver pick-up truck with a ladder sticking out from the bed
• a dark-colored Toyota Corolla
  

Residents are urged to call 911 if they see anything suspicious in their neighborhood.

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