May 3
The Chicago Police Department issued a Business Alert last week about two related cannabis dispensary Molotov-cocktail fires, and yesterday, a Molotov-cocktail arson attempt occurred at a third dispensary.
The Chicago Police Department alert gave notice of recent arson-related fires of two cannabis dispensaries, one in the Portage Park neighborhood in the 16th (Jefferson Park) District and the other in the Lincoln Square neighborhood in the 19th (Town Hall) District. The first Molotov-cocktail incident occurred about 3:13 a.m. April 19 at Cannabist Dispensary in Jefferson Park, and the second fire was set about 3:49 a.m. Sunday, April 27, at Chicago Cannabis Company in North Center. For both incidents, an unknown male offender used a hammer to break the front windows of two cannabis dispensaries. The offender then lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it inside the businesses. The offender, according to the report, was male, approximately 5’9″, 190-240 lbs., wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, black gym shoes and a face mask. He also had a black fanny pack worn across his body and around his shoulder.
Molotov cocktail arsonist(s) targeting cannabis dispensaries
