2 off-duty Chicago police officers robbed at gunpoint, source says
Two off-duty Chicago police officers were robbed in the South Loop around 11 p.m. on Friday. Police said three women were robbed by a man with a gun on 23rd Street near Wabash.
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Two off-duty Chicago police officers were robbed in the South Loop around 11 p.m. on Friday. Police said three women were robbed by a man with a gun on 23rd Street near Wabash.
The robberies happened between Nov. 5 and Dec. 4 during the afternoon and evening hours.
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Officers at the scene recovered at least one weapon from inside the car.
After taking the victims' property, the robber has made purchases and used the victims' bank apps to transfer money to other accounts.
Police said the robbers restrained a 23-year-old man while removing an unknown amount of money.
Police said two people were robbed in the 100 block of Chicago Avenue around 7:40 a.m.
The victims were walking just before 3 a.m., in the 900 block of West Lake Street, when a red truck pulled up and five armed males exited and demanded their property, police said.
The victims were struck in the head and the offenders forced away their belongings.
Police said, in each of the robberies, four people approached victims near or at a street vendor location, flashed rifles and handguns, and stole the victim's property.
Responding officers met with a married couple who told them they were robbed of personal property by two armed male black offenders dressed in dark clothing while walking to their car, police said.
Jaylan Jackson, 18, and Dangelo Jackson, 21, were charged with four felony counts of armed robbery. Dangelo received an additional charge of having narcotics.
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The robbery happened around 1:40 a.m. at the Chipp Inn bar in the 800 block of North Greenview Avenue in West Town.
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The six robberies happened between 9:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m.
Police say no one was hurt or injured in the six robberies.
Police say one of the workers was punched because he couldn't figure out how to open the store's safe.
The employee told police he was inside the restaurant when the offenders walked in, displayed firearms, and demanded money along with the victim's personal property.
In all four robberies, a group of men used a white SUV, but police have not said if the holdups are connected.
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