Another hobby shop has been burglarized and the time, the crooks made off with a major haul.
Surveillance video taken at Elite Sports Cards on Chicago’s north side shows one man quickly shoving merchandise into a bag last week.
Owner Ronnie Holloway says the crook and an accomplice were able to pry open steel bars in the back of the shop, break a window and climb inside the shop. He says the man see on surveillance video knew what he was looking for, taking some higher value items before leaving.
Holloway says he has insurance but the company says his losses aren’t covered.
WMAQ-TV reported on the burglary (if you can’t play the video below, click here).
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