'Smash-and-grab' burglars target Foot Locker in West Englewood: VIDEO

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A group of "smash-and-grab" burglars targeted a South Side Foot Locker on Tuesday morning.



The crime happened at about 4:40 a.m. in the 6900 block of S. Ashland, Chicago police said.

Chicago police said a group of suspects crashed a vehicle into the business and then burglarized it.

Video from inside the popular shows store shows the thieves breaking in before taking off with merchandise.



The suspects then fled the scene in three vehicles, including the one they crashed into the Foot Locker, police said.



The thieves left behind broken glass and a mangled door frame, and shoes were even found in the parking lot.

ABC7 cameras were at the scene as police investigated.

No injuries were reported, and nobody is in custody.

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