Thieves smashed a stolen SUV through the front of a Park Ridge store early Wednesday before making off with gym shoes and other merchandise, police said.
Courtesy of Park Ridge Police Department

Thieves smashed a stolen SUV through the front of a Park Ridge store early Wednesday before making off with gym shoes and other merchandise, police said.

The burglary occurred about 4 a.m. at HQ, 137 N. Northwest Highway.

Police officers arrived to find a Jeep had crashed through the front of the building and was in the center of the store.

Police determined that after the Jeep crashed into the store, the thieves pulled up in a white Dodge Durango, went inside and stole merchandise. They left in the Durango, police said.

The Jeep had been reported stolen in Park Ridge.

The burglary was the third at the store since it opened in January, police said. Calls to the store Wednesday afternoon weren’t answered, nor were messages sent via social media platforms.

Anyone with information can call Park Ridge police at (847) 318-5256.

Police said thieves used a stolen SUV to smash through the front of a Park Ridge sneaker store and steal merchandise early Wednesday.
Courtesy of Park Ridge Police