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Store owner arrested; tied to stolen computers

Published February 22, 2007

HYDE PARK -- Police on Wednesday arrested a South Side computer store operator who, they say, was selling computers stolen in and around the Hyde Park neighborhood, officials said.

A robbery suspect arrested over the weekend was found with 10 to 15 laptops and other office equipment, said Chicago Police Sgt. Gregory Jackson. As police investigated, they found signs that other stolen electronics had been sold to a computer store in the 5200 block of South Blackstone Avenue, Jackson said.

"Upon conducting a controlled delivery [Wednesday], officers sold the proprietor stolen items," Jackson said.

They returned with a search warrant about 2:45 p.m. and arrested the man, who has not been charged, police said. Investigators seized more than 70 desktop computers, laptops and monitors, Jackson said.