(Freepik.com)

Appliances and copper piping were taken from three residences recently in Chicago’s Wentworth neighborhood.

In each of the burglaries in the city’s 2^nd Police District, offenders entered unoccupied residences by forcing open the rear door.

The burglaries occurred between:

• Noon April 25 and 11 a.m. April 26 in the 5100 block of South Indiana Avenue
• Midnight April 20 and 2:45 p.m. May 2 in the 4200 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
• 7 a.m. May 17 and 10:30 a.m. May 18 in the 5600 block of South Wabash Avenue

Police offered tips to avoid being burglarized and how to react, if the victim of a burglary:

• Keep the perimeter of your property well lit.
• Report suspicious activity immediately.
• Keep door and windows secured.
• Immediately repair any broken windows, doors, or locks.
• If video surveillance is available, save it and make a copy of the incident for investigating detectives.
• Make an agreement with your neighbors to watch each other’s homes for suspicious activity.
• If approached by a witness to the incident, request contact information.

Anyone with information about the incidents or offenders should call the Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Detectives for Area 1 at 312-747-8380.