CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The Cook County Sheriff’s Office recovered $1.5 million worth of laptop computers on May 14, 2026, after investigators tracked a stolen 53-foot trailer to a Chicago street — and discovered the semi-truck attached to it was also stolen.
CCSO’s Organized Retail Crime unit received a tip that a trailer reported stolen from Bridgeview earlier in the week may be located in the 100 block of North Austin Avenue in Chicago. Investigators arrived and found the trailer with the laptops inside. They then learned the semi-truck attached to the trailer had also been reported stolen.
“An attempt to flood the secondary retail market with stolen merchandise bit the dust,” CCSO said.
Both thefts remain under investigation. Since forming in 2023, the CCSO Organized Retail Crime unit has recovered more than $10 million in merchandise.
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