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CHICAGO (WLS) — A man has been charged with defacing vehicles belonging to Chicago firefighters parked outside a station on the South Side, according to police reports.
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Jacob Bogdan, a 26-year-old resident of Chicago, faces serious charges including two felony counts for damaging government property and 19 counts for harming personal property.
The arrest took place on Saturday in the 200 block of W. Cermak Road, located in the Chinatown area.
Bogdan is alleged to have caused property damage at various locations and times, including:
– The 200 block of W. Cermak Road on February 5
-100-Block of E. Pershing Road on March 16
-100-Block of E. Pershing Road on April 6
-100-Block of W. 59th Street. on April 10
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A Chicago Firefighters Union rep told ABC7 that a man wielding an ax damaged seven personal vehicles in the Englewood neighborhood on Friday.
Twelve other member vehicles were also damaged on Monday at another fire station near East Pershing Road and South Wabash Avenue in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
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