3 more charged in investigationHershel Phillips is the youngest suspect in a large "crash and grab" ring that barreled through the doors of high end stores and made off with more than $2 million in merchandise over the past several months, according to police.Four members of alleged burglary ring charged Chicago Police have arrested four men and seek others in connection with New Nike Tr Fit Shoes Black Red a bold smash and grab ring that drove stolen vehicles through store doors and windows. (CBS Chicago)Chicago Police have arrested four men and seek others in connection with a bold Nike 6.0 Mavrk Mid 2 Skate Shoes White Green smash and grab ring that drove stolen vehicles through store doors and windows. (CBS Chicago)Arrest warrants have been issued for four more men, including two suspected of being the ringleaders: James Erwin, 34, and Michael Thomas, 26. The other two at large are Kendrick Adams, 21, and Deonte Johnson, 22. All are charged in warrants with burglary.Chicago police Sgt. Ed Wodnicki called Air Jordan Outlet Nike Air LeBron EE Thomas and Erwin "the big ones" and said he fears that Thomas could open fire on arresting officers. "Thomas is going to be a gunbattle when we get him," Wodnicki said.More arrests are pending, New Nike Free 5.0 V4 Shoes Grey Black the sergeant said. They are (left to right) Tommie Adams, 22, Kenneth C. Greene, 23, Hershel Phillips, 18, and Jawon Sellers, 24. They are (left to right) Tommie Adams, 22, Kenneth C. Greene, 23, Hershel Phillips, 18, and Nike Air Jordan 11 Retro Shoes Black White Bluean Jawon Sellers, 24.The burglary ring has stolen more than $2 million in merchandise and caused more than $500,000 in damage since early last year, police said. They are suspected in about 40 burglaries in Chicago, Oak Brook, Northbrook, Aurora and elsewhere. Some of the burglaries have been out of state, police said.The suspects would fence the merchandise at 30 to 50 cents on the dollar, according to Eugene Roy, a commander in the detective bureau.Roy said the recovery of stolen items has been "minimal to date" because the crew sold them so quickly. "They're gone almost as soon as they're stolen," he said.Wodnicki called the ring "organized" and "disciplined" and said the members know each other because they're either from the same neighborhood near 57th Street and Emerald Avenue or affiliated with that area. The investigation into the burglaries was dubbed Operation MOE, for Money on Emerald.The suspects, most of them reputed Gangster Disciples, went from selling drugs to a "lot less risky" burglaries, according to Wodnicki and Roy. They started by using metal crowbars to break the store windows, then moved up to driving stolen cars and vans into the stores."Criminals are criminals," Roy said. "They're looking for a way to make money and they're Carbon Grey Blue Salomon S-LAB 5XT Wings looking for an easy way to make money. Carbon Grey Blue Salomon S-LAB 5XT Wings And doing burglaries is a lot Cheap 454138 002 Bright Blue Black Orange Nike Zoom Hyperdunk Low easier than standing out on the corner for 12 hours a day selling dope and a lot less risky too."Roy said the crew would "scope out" locations and merchandise they wanted to steal, "formulate a plan," draw maps of the floor plans and come back later to carry out the burglaries.The "very difficult" investigation came to a head with the brazen overnight burglary at the Neiman Marcus on the Mag Mile in December. Nine burglars crashed a white Dodge Grand Nike Jordan Hydro 2 Caravan through the Superior Street entrance of the store, making off with designer purses and other luxury items, police said.The van "became 2015 Nike Free 5.0 wedged in the structure," and two Buy ??Weatherman?? 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The arrests "led to the identification of several crew members."Until then, "we had a lot of video of people in masks and glvoes and, ah, it's hard to convict and arrest people that are wearing masks and gloves,'' Roy said.Both Thomas and Erwin are suspected of being part of the crew that hit the Neiman Marcus store Dec. 10.Adams, also at large, is suspected of hitting an Yves St. Laurent store near the 900 block of North Rush Street while Johnson is charged with the burglary of the Cisco Nyc store in the 4000 block of West Madison Street, police said.Among the four already in custody are Phillips and Kenneth Greene, 23, both charged with burglary and each ordered held Tuesday in lieu of $250,000 bail.In addition to the J Bees burglary, Phillips is accused of Nike Air Jordan 11 Kobe Shoes White Yellow Blackan participating in the burglary of Moncler at 33 E. Oak St., where $101,820 in merchandise was taken Sept. 15, according to Antonietti.Greene is suspected in the burglary of a Best Buy in the 2600 block of North Clark Street, and Phillips is charged with the J Bee's burglary.Tommie Adams, 22, of the 10100 block of South LaSalle Street, appeared in court Monday, charged with a burglary at the Luxury Garage Sale, police said.A fourth man taken into custody, Jawon Sellers, 24, was charged over the weekend with the Best Buy burglary.Police say Sellers, Greene and others crashed a van through Nike Air Max the window of the store and made off Womens Nike Lunar with electronics worth more than $11,000. Sellers was ordered held in lieu of $150,000 bail during a court hearing Sunday.Following are details of some of the crash and grab robberies that have occurred since late last year: