The owner of L'Afrique Market said the burglary happened very quickly, and all of it was caught on camera.
Maher KawashA burglar broke into L'Afrique Market African grocery store overnight in South Loop and stole a cash register. The Chicago crime was caught on video.The owner of the L'Afrique Market in the 2000 block of South State Street shared surveillance video with ABC7 on Thursday.The video show a suspect stealing a cash register, stealing hundreds of dollars.
The store owner, who remained anonymous, said the burglary happened very quickly and all of it was caught on camera. He said the suspect broke in through a back door, with using what he believes was a crowbar.L'Afrique Market has been in business for about three years near State Street and Cullerton."It says there's a break in," he said. "I check the camera, and I saw somebody running around through the store and checking stuff.
"With the police station just a block away from us, we never saw this coming," he said. "We did everything right on our own side. I mean, this is Chicago. We really can't say much, but it is what it is."So far no one has been arrested.
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