Burglars Enter Kuba Jewelers Through Hole in Wall
Police say jewelry and cash was stolen from the Oak Park business after burglars cut a hole in the wall of a vacant building next to the shop.
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. Read more about Kuba Jewelers in our business directory. 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 …
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Joe in South Oak Park
7:11 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
there might have been a better way to phase this with "Hole in the wall" ice cream shop sitting on the next block south. more ›