CHICAGO (WLS) -- The front door of a cell phone store was shattered in Chicago's Loop early Friday morning. Police said this incident is the latest in a string of burglaries in the area.
Someone broke into the Sprint store near East Randolph and North State streets around 12:30 a.m., police said. Witnesses said they saw a man carrying a backpack full of phones run out of the store.
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Last week, the AT&T store on the same block was also hit in the same manner: someone smashed the front door and witnesses said they saw a man run out with a full backpack.
Police asked patrons and owners of restaurants, shops and business offices nearby to be alert.
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Burglars have targeted five businesses in the area in the last three days. Investigators have not yet said if all of the incidents were connected.