Tires slashed on more than a dozen cars in two neighborhoods
Residents on three blocks in two neighborhoods had to file reports with 2nd District Police when the tires of more than a dozen vehicles were slashed.
Police believe the slashings took place sometime between midnight and 7:30 a.m. Thursday, when the blocks in Castor Gardens and Lawndale were mostly quiet.
In total, 16 vehicles had their tires slashed on the 6200-block of Frontenac Street, 1200-block of Robbins Street, 1200-block of Hale Street, and the in the alley between Hale and McKinley.
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