Video Gaming Terminal Burglaries Becoming Huge Cost to Oak Lawn, Other Chicago Suburbs, Police Say

Video gaming terminal burglaries becoming huge cost to Oak Lawn, other Chicago suburbs, police say

The Oak Lawn police chief said thefts from gaming terminals, which can contain thousands of dollars of cash, now feel like a regular occurrence in northern Illinois.

Video gaming terminal burglaries becoming huge cost to Oak Lawn and other suburbs, police say – Daily Southtown*

“There’s a lot of stuff that doesn’t make the news, or we may not report to our village boards, but it’s nightly where I’m getting emails from our midnight watch commanders of this town got hit,” Oak Lawn police Chief Daniel Vittorio said. Chicago Ridge, home to about 30 businesses with video gaming terminals, has seen five such burglaries since October.