CHICAGO - Police are warning residents about a string of recent burglaries targeting laundry and vending machines in apartment buildings in South Side neighborhoods.

What we know:

In each case, the burglar forced his way into a building before breaking into vending and laundry machines to steal coins, according to a community alert from Chicago police.

The burglaries happened at the following times and locations:

3600 block of South Lake Park Avenue between Aug. at 5:30 p.m. and Aug. 6 at noon

3600 block of South Lake Park Avenue on Aug. 9 at 5:30 a.m.

3600 block of South Lake Park Avenue on Aug. 10 at 5:20 a.m.

1000 block of East 41st Place on Aug. 11 at 4:20 a.m.

1000 block of East 41st Place on Aug. 15 at 5:20 a.m.

400 block of East 43rd Street on Aug. 23 at 6:30 a.m.

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