THIRD LAKE, Ailing. (WLS) — An in a single day crime spree within the north suburbs was fairly a devastating blow to some small outlets within the space.
ABC7 was instructed a number of companies in Third Lake, Illinois have been burglarized in the identical space early Saturday morning, and one of many house owners ABC7 talked to was shocked at how fast all of it occurred.
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Surveillance video confirmed the second a gaggle of masked offenders smash their means by the doorway of a European meals and present store in Third Lake.
The house owners of the enterprise received a name from police early Saturday morning and noticed the injury after they arrived.
Completely a quiet good city, and you do not give it some thought. We really feel very secure.
Linas Tomaitis, European Meals & Items proprietor
It is a setback for the store that has solely been open for a couple of yr and a half.
“It’s extremely irritating being a small enterprise within the space, the whole lot counts,” mentioned Linas Tomaitis, proprietor of European Meals & Items. “We’re hardworking individuals working a lot of hours, and have one thing like that, it is simply irritating and unhappy.”
Tomaitis mentioned he often does not should suppose twice about defending his store in Third Lake as he says it is a pleasant group with little crime.
“Completely a quiet good city, and you do not give it some thought,” Tomaitis mentioned. “We really feel very secure.”
He did discover some laughter in all of this when he realized what the offenders took from his retailer.
“They took ice cream and money… they took the money register collectively,” Tomaitis mentioned.
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The house owners are hoping the video might assist police discover the offenders.
Nobody was in custody as native police proceed to analyze.
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