Burglars Enter Kuba Jewelers Through Hole in Wall

Jewelry and cash was stolen from Kuba Jewelers, 820 S. Oak Park Ave., after burglars cut a hole in the wall of an adjacent property. 

According to the Oak Park Police Department, a prying tool was used to force open the rear door of a vacant building at 818 S. Oak Park Ave. Once inside, a hole was cut in the wall and someone entered Kuba through it. 

Police said the burglars entered sometime between 4 p.m. Feb. 24 and 11:45 a.m. Feb. 25. 

The empty business next door once housed The Yova Shop, a coffee house that closed in May 2012. 

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They stole an unknown amount of jewelry and also used an unspecified tool to cut open a safe and take cash. 

The estimated loss is not immediately known, but police said the estimated cost of the property damaged is $600. 

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