City loses $41,000 in computer equipment in burglary

[Erica Absetz <erica () riskbasedsecurity com>]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-city-loses-41000-in-computer-equipment-in-burglary-20130507,0,7611560.story

Someone stole about $41,000 worth of computer equipment from a city
office building on the West Side in a burglary, police said today.

The theft, which was reported to police about noon today, took place
at the city of Chicago building in the 1600 block of West Chicago
Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala.
Information on when the break-in might have taken place was not
immediately available.

The theft, which apparently happened in a burglary, was from offices
of the city’s Department of Family and Support Services, Zala said.
Both new and used equipment was stolen, he said.

About $41,000 worth of equipment was stolen, said News Affairs Officer
Joshua Purkiss.

Zala referred more detailed questions to a spokesman for Family and
Support Services. The spokesman, however, referred questions to
police.

"Because this matter is under investigation by Chicago Police, it
would be inappropriate for us to comment on any of the details that
could be a part of that investigation," department spokesman Matt
Smith said in an email.

The city-owned office building , 1613-1635 W. Chicago Avenue, was
built starting in 1921 by the Goldblatt Brothers as the first store in
the department store chain. The building was bought by the city for
about $3.5 million in 1997 and renovated starting the next year. In
addition to Family and Support Services, it also houses the offices of
the Independent Police Review Authority and a city senior center,
among other city facilities.
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