Chicago police investigating apparent smash-and-grab at Southwest Side GameStop

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
CPD investigating apparent smash-and-grab at Southwest Side GameStop

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Bad luck has struck again for a video game store on the city's Southwest Side.

Chicago police arrived at the scene just before 4 a.m. Wednesday of what appeared to be a smash-and-grab burglary at a GameStop in the Scottsdale neighborhood.

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The chain gaming store located in a shopping center at 79th and Cicero Avenue had its glass door shattered and police found merchandise scattered across the floor.

The same GameStop location was burglarized in a crash-and-grab earlier this year on Apr. 5 when a group of thieves drove through the front windows of the business before fleeing with stolen merchandise in a dark-colored sedan, police said.

No arrests have been as Chicago police continue to investigate.

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