Police: Robbers Used Dating Site To Lure Victims In Lawndale
Robbers who lured victims with an online dating site struck three times in one hour early Tuesday in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
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Robbers who lured victims with an online dating site struck three times in one hour early Tuesday in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
At 2:47 a.m., the group approached a man in the 600 block of North State Street and, implying they had a weapon, stole his Apple Watch.
As the suspect began to pull out what appeared to be a handgun, a plastic piece broke off, revealing the weapon was fake, police said.
A woman was robbed of her purse and dragged by a car in a Walmart parking lot Thursday morning in northwest suburban Mount Prospect.
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