At least seven home garages were broken into in Jefferson Park and Portage Park last month, police said. View Full Caption shutterstock/file photo

CHICAGO — Burglars broke into the garages of at least seven homes across the Portage Park and Jefferson Park neighborhoods between April 19 and May 1, according to a police alert.

In each incident, most of which occurred overnight, someone got into a garage by "forcibly kicking or prying open the overhead or side door" and grabbed items from inside, police said.

The burglaries were reported at the following times and locations:

• Between 11 p.m. on April 19 and 5:15 a.m. on April 20 in the 4800 block of North McVicker Avenue

• Between 6:30 p.m. on April 19 and 6:30 a.m. on April 20 in the 4800 block of North Austin Avenue

• Between 10 pm. on April 19 and 7:30 a.m. on April 20 in the 4800 block of North Mason Avenue

• Between 1:50 p.m. and 2 p.m. on April 21 in the 4100 block of North Leamington Avenue

• Between 7 p.m. on April 22 and 9:15 a.m. on April 23 in the 4100 block of North Lawler Avenue

• Between 4 p.m. on April 27 and 9:30 a.m. on April 28 in the 5300 block of West Lawrence Avenue

• Between 9:45 p.m. on April 27 and 8:50 a.m. on May 1 in the 5300 block of North Leland Avenue

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call detectives at 312-744-8263.