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String of arsons on South Side prompts warning from Chicago police

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CHICAGO — Police are offering a warning to South Side residents after a string of arsons. Authorities say they are investigating five fires that were set between Wednesday, March 27, and Sunday, April 21, in the city's Grand Crossing neighborhood. LATEST CASES: Missing people in Chicagoland Officers say during each incident, someone intentionally set fires to trash receptacles in alleys in the neighborhood. The fires then spread to nea…

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Chicago Tribune

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abc 7 Chicago

Arsonist sets 3 fires within 30 minutes in Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago police say

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Chicago Sun Times

Police issue community warning in Greater Grand Crossing after string of arsons

All five of the fires took place within a few blocks of each other, and police said in some instances the fires have spread from the trash bins they’re started in to nearby homes and buildings.Sun-Times file Chicago police issued a community warning following a string of trash fires in Greater Grand Crossing on Sunday, which they say may be connected to two others last month.All of the fires occurred within a few blocks of each other, and polic…

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