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Vandals spray paint, break window of Lincoln Park bank

One of three alleged vandals who spray painted and broke a window of a Lincoln Park bank early Friday is in custody.

Around 12:15 a.m., officers on patrol in the 2000 block of North Halsted Street were waved down by witnesses who told them three people had vandalized a bank, Chicago police said.

Police spotted a broken window and words spray-painted on the bank.

It was not clear what the words said.

Workers clean up after overnight vandals spray painted and broke a window at a Citibank branch at 2001 N. Halsted St. in Lincoln Park, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

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As the trio ran away, officers were able to take one of them, a 56-year-old man, into custody. He was also taken by paramedics to Illinois Masonic hospital for observation in good condition.

No charges have been announced, and Area 3 detectives are investigating.

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