Chicago police issue alert of 4 armed robberies on South, Southwest Sides
The robberies happened within minutes in the Ashburn, McKinley Park, and Back of the Yards neighborhoods between 8:15 p.m. and 9:27 p.m.
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The robberies happened within minutes in the Ashburn, McKinley Park, and Back of the Yards neighborhoods between 8:15 p.m. and 9:27 p.m.
There were four armed robberies, one carjacking, and one aggravated assault that was believed to be an attempted robbery in Oak Park early Sunday.
The armed robbery at 79th Street and Jeffery Boulevard was one of several overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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It is a crime we have reported on time and time again and a reality with which we have become all too familiar.
No one is in custody in connection with either incident.
The oldest victim in the string of robberies is a 78-year-old man.
Chicago police are investigating at least 10 overnight robberies across the city. The crime spree began just before 1 a.m. and ended before 2 a.m.; some incidents turned violent.
Chicago police are investigating at least 10 overnight robberies across the city.
Members of the Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested 20-year-old Jayyun Robertson on Tuesday, in the 12300 block of South Kostner Avenue in Alsip, Illinois.
Police were investigating a string of four armed robberies in West Town in less than an hour late Sunday night.
Police say the offender, while armed with a handgun and wearing a mask, approached the two victims at the same time and stole an unknown amount of money and a cell phone.
Police say the offender, while armed with a handgun and wearing a mask, approached the two victims at the same time and stole an unknown amount of money and a cell phone.
Chicago police arrested 31-year-old Cornillus Acker on Thursday, in the 600 block of North Springfield Avenue.
Chicago police arrested the teen on Thursday, in the 4900 block of West Adams Street.
In three of the incidents, victims were approached by two to four suspects with guns who robbed them before taking off on foot or by car.
Police are investigating, but it is not clear if they are connected.
The crime spree ended after officers arrested them in the Loop Saturday afternoon.
Three boys, ages 15, 16, and 17, were charged with at least 10 felony counts of armed robbery.
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All three were charged with two felony counts of armed robbery and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass of a vehicle.
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