CHICAGO - Chicago police are warning of a string of work vehicle burglaries throughout the Chicago area, including in West Loop Gate, River North, Streeterville, Lincoln Park, Addison Lakeshire, and Gold Coast neighborhoods.

What we know:

Police reported several incidents between Oct. 24 and Oct. 29.

In each case, offenders broke the windows of work vehicles and stole expensive tools from inside, according to the Chicago Police Department. When they couldn’t get in through the back of a vehicle, they sawed off locks and entered through sliding doors.

The burglaries happened in the morning while the vehicles were parked on the street and owners were inside doing construction work.

In one case, an offender pointed a black, short-barreled rifle at a victim when confronted.

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