City May Install Barricades To Prevent Thieves From Crashing Cars Into Businesses, Aldermen Say
14th January 2024
The city is considering installing bollards in retail sectors across the city as thieves continue to crash cars into luxury and local businesses before ransacking them, two alderpeople said.
The news comes after a smash-and-grab Monday morning at a Prada store on the Gold Coast, 30 E. Oak St., which resulted in a shootout between two police officers and a 33-year-old man now charged with attempted murder and burglary.
Smash-and-grabs have been thrown into the spotlight as videos often circulate online of people breaking into stores and leaving with as many items as they can carry. In the past year, this has included using a stolen car to smash through a window to get inside.
Other stores hit in recent months include a West Loop luxury boutique and several streetwear stores.
January 14th, 2024 at 18:12
They’re willing to do whatever it takes, except arrest and lock up the perpetrators.