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Oswego police urge businesses with video gaming machines to add security measures · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego police urged businesses with video gaming machines to add
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  security measures. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice brought to you by Everlett. The Oswego Police Department
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  is reminding businesses with video gaming terminals or ATMs to
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  make sure their businesses are secure in the face of
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  break ins in surrounding communities. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul
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  in September charged three Chicago area men for their alleged
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  participation in a burglary ring that spanned several Chicago area
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  counties from August twenty twenty four to May twenty twenty five.
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  The men work together to steal more than five hundred
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  thousand dollars from video gaming machines at multiple locations through
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  du Page, Cook, Lake, and Will Counties, according to the
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  Attorney General's office. This past June, four men were charged
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  in connection with a series of Oswego burglaries that are
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  occurred in twenty twenty four. The charges stem from incidents
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  that occurred in June, July and December twenty twenty four,
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  when the suspects allegedly entered two businesses, Pizza Cusina on
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  two occasions and Lacey's once without authority and with the
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  intent to commit a theft. In each case, the suspects
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  are accused of breaking glass doors to gain entry and
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  stealing cash from a gaming atm inside the establishment. While
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  no current incidents have been reported locally, we have received
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  notice that similar activity is again being reported in other communities.
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  Oswego Police said in a recent Facebook post. Oswego Police
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  urged businesses to follow these practices. Insure security cameras are operational,
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  well lit, and positioned to capture entrances. Gaming areas and
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  ATMs use reinforced locks, doors and frames, especially rear or
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  side entrances. Consider alarm systems with glass break and motion sensors.
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  Limit cash kept on site, especially overnight. Secure gaming machines
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  and ATMs with anchoring or protective enclosures where possible, conduct
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  regular checks and very closing routines. Report suspicious activity immediately
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  to police, even if no crime has occurred.