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BENSENVILLE POLICE
Tuesday September 20th, 2016 :: 07:36 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Ruse burglars/Gypsy Scam strike again. Police Alert!

BE ON THE ALERT AND SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY:

THE HOMEOWNERS STATED THE FOLLOWING IN SUMMARY:

AROUND 4:45 PM, A MALE SUBJECT CAME TO HER DOOR AND LURED THE HOMEOWNERS INTO THE BACKYARD BY SAYING HE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE HOUSE ADJACENT TO THEIRS AND WANTED TO SEE HIS NEW BACKYARD FROM THEIR YARD.

ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS RETURNED INTO THE HOUSE A SHORT TIME LATER AND DISCOVERED TWO MALE RUNNING DOWN THEIR STAIRS AND OUT THE FRONT DOOR. ALL THREE MALE SUBJECTS ENTERED A WHITE IN COLOR SUV, POSSIBLY A JEEP, AND FLED THE SCENE.

STOLEN FROM THE VICTIM'S BEDROOM WERE NUMEROUS PIECES OF JEWELRY AND CASH.

Address/Location
BENSENVILLE POLICE
345 East Green Street
Bensenville, IL 60106

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 630-350-3455

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