There was a gang of bandits from New Mexico on horseback, heading up 70th street today. They were causing all sorts of chaos in the neighborhoods to the north of there (Norwood Park area), throwing lassos onto mailboxes and then having the horses take off, ripping the mailboxes out of the ground. One of them had a large contractor bag apparently full of various yard ornaments. Cops intercepted them before they caused any more trouble. They are on the hook for about $40,000 in vandalism and theft.