Three Armed Robberies At Austin Convenience Stores In A Week
CHICAGO (STMW) -- Three convenience stores were robbed at gunpoint in a week in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
In the robberies, two men dressed in all black with hats or ski masks have walked into the stores, shown a handgun and demanded cash from the register and employees' wallets, according to a business alert from Austin District detectives.
The robberies happened:
--Nov. 20, about 8:20 p.m. in the 600 block of North Cicero;
--Nov. 26, about 7:15 p.m. in the 4900 block of West Ferdinand and
--Nov. 26, about 8:20 p.m. in the 5400 block of West Chicago.
In one of the incidents, the robbers took off in a small black vehicle, the alert said.
Police cautioned store owners against keeping large amounts of money in registers or carrying large amounts of cash.
Anyone with information should call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.