Illinois Teens Busted After Crude Macy’s Heist Plan

"You can't make this kind of stuff up" and "truth is stranger than fiction" came to mind when I saw this post on the Cook County Sheriff's Instagram.

The picture is of a very crude-looking map of Macy's on State Street in Chicago. Why the map? Oh, it's because two teens created it allegedly to use in a heist.

A Crude Map Allegedly Used for a Macy’s Heist in Chicago

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According to the post, two teens hid out in the downtown department store after it closed, stole some merch and later walked out.

Teens Allegedly Hide Overnight Inside Chicago Macy’s

This happened on the night of February 1, and officers from the Sheriff's Police Community Safety Team responded the next day after a couple of Macy's employees recognized two people in surveillance footage from inside the store, who were seen taking sunglasses, cologne, and clothes.

Surveillance Footage Leads Police to Suspects

The troublesome teens were found the same day, "wearing clothes stolen the night before," and taken into custody. The teens later admitted they had hidden in the store and that one of them had created a map plotting out the now-failed scheme.

Teens Found Wearing Stolen Merchandise the Next Day

Officers later recovered the stolen merchandise, including the sunglasses and cologne. Both teens have been charged with burglary and released to their legal guardians.

While a career in burglary might not be in the cards, how about cartography?

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