CHICAGO - Multiple offenders are targeting the elderly in a series of home burglaries throughout the Chicago area, according to police.

What we know:

Chicago Police are warning the public of a string of home burglaries in Garfield Ridge, Brighton Park, Bridgeprt, McKinley Park, Scottsdale, and Armour Square. In the incidents, the offenders would either create a situation to get the victim to leave their home or wait until they exit. For example, the offender would say they hit the victim's garbage door with their car or they would claim to be City of Chicago Water Department employees or construction workers doing work nearby. They could also just wait for the victim to take out their trash. Once the victim had left the residence, the offenders would go inside and steal items from the

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