Crime & Safety
Burglars to Share Secrets at Upcoming Police Workshop
The "Keeping it Real" burglary workshop have convicted burglars telling residents what they look for and their tricks to burglarizing a home.
The Chicago Police Department is about to let you get personal with a handful of real burglars at its upcoming “Keeping it Real” burglary workshop.
Slated for Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center’s Olson Auditorium, the event will bring in “experts” of burglary to share their secrets. The workshop is a condition of their punishment for being caught.
“At this workshop you will hear an in-depth discussion on burglary awareness and prevention from a panel of professional burglars,” local police say.
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Chicago Police do events like this one all over the city, and now it’s the 19th District’s turn.
At a recent “Keeping it Real” workshop, burglars shared how they choose a target, why they tend to avoid some houses and their favorite rooms in a house.
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