Chicago Teens Attempt Movie-style Heist At Macy’s

A pair of teens from Illinois came up with an ingenious plan to rob a popular department store in Chicago, but how did they do?

Two Thieves From Illinois Hid In A Store To Rob It After Hours

Sometimes I see stories about a crime and think to myself, 'Is that actually real?' That's because the incident sounds like it's straight out of a movie. I guess those types of events can happen in real-life too. This is the perfect example of something like that happening.

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According to Fox 32 Chicago...

Two teenagers were accused of devising a plot to hide in a downtown Chicago Macy’s department store and steal merchandise after it closed this week.

 

So a pair of teens from Illinois decided there were a lot of items sold at Macy's on State Street in Chicago that they would want. There was only one problem. They couldn't afford to buy them. The suspects came up with what they thought was a better plan. They scoped out the store and figured out a way to hide in the place, so they could have the run of the business after hours.

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When the store closed for the day, they came out from hiding. The duo grabbed the stolen goods and took off. The suspects were caught on security cameras, so the police were able to track them down pretty quickly. The teens were wearing stolen clothes when they got busted. I give them an "A" for effort, but their criminal career didn't last long.