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Animal Theft

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Burglar Filches Jewelry, Lizards from Home

Oak Lawn police find metal shavings in doorjamb. Burglar rifled through home's bedrooms, reports said.

Someone drilled into a home in the 9200 block of South McVicker Avenue sometime before 2:30 p.m. Sept. 25. Sign up for the Oak Lawn Patch newsletters and breaking news alerts. Oak Lawn police met with the daughter who said she came home to an open back door. When she walked inside she saw that the dining room window had been broken with a landscaping rock from the back yard. Police said there were metal shavings in the doorjamb and on the back porch. The homeowners told place that numerous pieces of jewelry totaling $4,300 were stolen from the bedrooms. The burglar also swiped four chameleons from their cages valued at approximately $1,000, and a check for $819. The homeowner told police that a few days before the burglary, someone came …

Rebecca

9:45 am on Sunday, September 30, 2012

I agree. Selling on Craigslist is potentially dangerous if you don't take precautions. Meet in a public place, don't give too much information, don't let strange people into your home. People put too much faith in strangers...or maybe it's just that they're naive. It's the same with people who post on Social Network sites that they're going out of town. You just told the entire internet when you …   more ›

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