Burglars Hit 2 Flossmoor Businesses On Same Block Days Apart: Police

FLOSSMOOR, IL — Two businesses on the same block were burglarized just days apart last week, Flossmoor police said Monday.

The businesses are on the 3000 block of Vollmer Road, police said. One was burglarized Tuesday, April 11; the second was hit Friday, April 14. Both happened in the early morning hours, police said.

The burglars got into the businesses by breaking the glass of the main entrances. The suspects targeted cash registers. An empty cash register was stolen from one of the businesses, while a small amount of currency was stolen from the other business, police said.

"Flossmoor officers are working with area law enforcement partners and business owners to deter future incidents," police said in an e-cop alert. "Our Department will continue to provide increased patrols throughout our community and areas of vulnerability."

Business owners and community stakeholders should:

• Please refrain from leaving any large amounts of currency inside your establishment.
• Make sure your surveillance equipment is in good working order.
• Familiarize employees on how to operate surveillance cameras and playback features.
• Arm your security alarm system upon closing time.
• Store extra keys at an off-site location and update all security passcodes.
• Police also encourage anyone with information to please call 911 immediately. Do not engage an offender if you witness a crime in progress.

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to contact the Flossmoor Police Department at 708-957-4500.