• The Chicago Police Department advised businesses in one area of the city to purchase a special kind of glass shield in order to help prevent burglaries.
• In a community alert sent out after a string of burglaries in Chicago’s Wicker Park and Humboldt Park, police recommended businesses use ArmorPlast, a type of invisible shatterproof shield produced by a company called Riot Glass that is installed over existing glass, to protect themselves, according to a CBS News report Monday.
• The advice came after a string of burglaries in the area, with Chicago Police noting that most of the burglaries showed similar characteristics.

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