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Ald. Andre Vasquez issues public safety statement after multiple arson incidents on Chicago's North Side

Updated on: January 5, 2024 / 10:16 AM CST / CBS Chicago

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CHICAGO (CBS) – Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) issued a public safety statement on Friday following a string of arson incidents this week.

Chicago police issued this picture of the person they suspect is behind a series of arsons and robberies.

According to Vasquez, someone set fire to several trash dumpsters in the Lincoln Square and Ravenswood area on Wednesday at the following locations:

5100 block of North Clark Street
2400 block of West Carmen Avenue
2100 block of West Foster Avenue
2000 block of West Berwyn Avenue
2200 block of West Berwyn Avenue

Police say each of the fires set was small and contained to dumpsters with no damage to private property reported.

Anyone with information about the incidents can contact investigators at 312-746-7618, using the case reference number P24-3-001.

North Side
Arson

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.