Female muggers robbed at least three people in a week in the Chicago Lawn
police district Thursday.
In a community alert issued by Area Central detectives, police warned
district residents that three afternoon robberies had taken place between Oct.
31 and Nov. 6.
The muggings reportedly happened Oct. 31 in the 6200 block of South Western
Avenue, Nov. 5 in the 6400 block of South California Avenue, and Nov. 6 in the
6300 block of South Whipple Street. The incidents all happened
between 2 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
Police said the suspect descriptions varied but that victims had described at
least two distinct suspects in their teens or 20s. It was not immediately clear
if multiple people had taken part in each robbery.
Personal items were taken by force from the three victims on the street and
on CTA buses.
Police urrge residents to stay aware of their surroundings and remain calm in
case of a robbery. Anyone
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Police warn of South, Southwest Side robberies refuse to ID race of offenders
Police issued robbery warnings for the South and Southwest sides tonight
after 5 robberies in those areas the last few days.
On the Southwest Side, police warned of three robberies between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2.
The robber is “generally described” as a 20-25 year old man between 5-foot-8 and 6-foot weighing between 150 ad 215 pounds, according . In the robberies, the man either showed a handgun or implied that he had one.
Police say he robbed people in the 2800 block of West 62nd Street on Oct. 29 about 3:40 a.m., the 6300 block of South Washtenaw about 5:45 a.m. the next day, and the 2700 block of West 63rd Street about 1:22 p.m. the day after that.
The three locations are all within two blocks of each other in the Chicago Lawn and Marquette Park neighborhoods.
On the South Side in The Gap neighborhood – three blocks from Chicago Police Department headquarters – two robberies happened on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Police described the attackers as men between the ages of 17 and 30 years old, weighing 140 to 210 pounds, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-11. Each of the pair showed handguns during the robberies before going through pockets and belongings.
The robberies happened in the 3400 block of South King Drive about 6 p.m. on Nov. 1 and the 3300 block of South King Drive on Nov. 3 about 10:40 a.m.
On the Southwest Side, police warned of three robberies between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2.
The robber is “generally described” as a 20-25 year old man between 5-foot-8 and 6-foot weighing between 150 ad 215 pounds, according . In the robberies, the man either showed a handgun or implied that he had one.
Police say he robbed people in the 2800 block of West 62nd Street on Oct. 29 about 3:40 a.m., the 6300 block of South Washtenaw about 5:45 a.m. the next day, and the 2700 block of West 63rd Street about 1:22 p.m. the day after that.
The three locations are all within two blocks of each other in the Chicago Lawn and Marquette Park neighborhoods.
On the South Side in The Gap neighborhood – three blocks from Chicago Police Department headquarters – two robberies happened on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Police described the attackers as men between the ages of 17 and 30 years old, weighing 140 to 210 pounds, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-11. Each of the pair showed handguns during the robberies before going through pockets and belongings.
The robberies happened in the 3400 block of South King Drive about 6 p.m. on Nov. 1 and the 3300 block of South King Drive on Nov. 3 about 10:40 a.m.
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