Video captures series of car break-ins on West Side; property owner offers $2K reward

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A West Side property owner is offering $2,000 for information that could lead to arrest in connection with a series of car break-ins.

Alex Roman told ABC7 he just wants justice for the people in his neighborhood.

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"They were very well covered, very meticulous," Roman said.

Roman says he got a text from one of his tenants at 1 a.m. Saturday, saying her car alarm started going off.

"I got here, and her car was broken into. My neighbor's car was broken into," Roman said.

It happened on West Polk near South California. Roman says he later found out from other neighbors that more cars were broken into between midnight and 3 a.m. that same day.

"We had two break-ins on Polk, three break-ins on Arthington, and five break-ins between Wilcox and off Wilcox on Sacramento," Roman said.

Roman's surveillance cameras captured an individual going car-to-car on Arthington and breaking into his tenant's vehicle behind his property on Polk Street.

"I noticed the cars that they did break into, they didn't leave any materials inside, like, whatever they used to break it. They took it back out with them, and they were wearing gloves, a mask, a hood," Roman said.

Roman hopes his reward will encourage someone who knows something to step forward, and he also hopes to bring safety to his neighborhood.

"It's to bring peace of mind to the people around here. I know when stuff like that happens, they can kind of shake their sense of safety, and it's kind of invasive to have someone go through your car and wonder if they're going to come back," Roman said.

Roman is encouraging anyone who is a victim to file a police report so that these crimes can be put on record. ABC7 reached out to Chicago police but did not immediately hear back.

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