On Friday, several people climbed onto the Union Pacific tracks in Chicago and looted electronic equipment from a stopped freight train.

The incident occurred in broad daylight early Friday afternoon, when a group of people broke onto the tracks and forced their way into the freight train’s tightly locked boxcar. According to to CBS Chicago. According to CBS Chicago, the looters left with the TV and flyers and continued robbing for hours until police arrived on the scene. reported.

Local residents immediately called the police, and when officers arrived, they observed multiple suspects taking stolen property and loading it into a parked vehicle, CBS Chicago reported. I saw torn boxes scattered on the ground.

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Despite intervention by Chicago police, Union Pacific police and Metra police, people continued to climb levees in the area to access the tracks, the newspaper reported. It took Union Pacific Police about an hour to clear the tracks and restore order, but the theft also affected public transportation, as ongoing police operations halted Union Pacific West Metra trains. Gave. (Article: Video shows suspected robber crashing through ceiling during $150,000 heist)

“Due to ongoing police activity near Kesey, UPW rail service has been temporarily suspended. Metra is encouraging customers to seek alternative transportation options at this time. We will update you as information becomes available. Union Pacific West Metra said In a statement.

Similar criminal acts have been reported elsewhere, including a daytime jewelry store robbery in California, and this brazen theft in Chicago is part of a broader trend of daring daytime robberies across the country. It seems to be a department. Twenty people robbed a California jewelry store.

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