Thief took 8 e-scooters on North Side by removing ignitions
Chicago police are searching for a man who stole at least eight e-scooters since June across several North Side neighborhoods. The suspect, described as a man in his 50s, bypasses key starts by removing the vehicles' ignitions. The thefts occurred in areas including Bucktown, Lake View East, and Lincoln Square.
Chicago police are looking for a thief who has swiped at least eight e-scooters since June by removing their ignitions.The thief is described as a white man in his 50s wearing a white shirt, blue shorts and a fanny pack. He targeted scooters in the Bucktown, Lake View East, Uptown, Roscoe Village and Lincoln Square neighborhoods, police said.In each of the thefts, he removed the ignition of the scooters to bypass the key start function, officials said.The thefts occurred at the following times…
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