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Chicago Police looking for man connected to string of thefts downtown

Chicago Police looking for man connected to string of thefts downtown
Chicago Police looking for man connected to string of thefts downtown 00:19

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Police need help tracking down a suspect connected to a string of robberies and retail thefts downtown. 

Police have connected him to five thefts near Clark and Roosevelt and Sixth on State Street. 

Investigators say he pockets items from displays, and when confronted, turns violent and implies he has a weapon. 

Police released the following incident times and locations: 

• 1100 block of S. Clark St on November 10, 2022 at 9:03 am.

• 1100 block of S. Clark St on November 11, 2022 at 3:00 pm.

• 1100 block of S. Clark St on November 14, 2022 at 11:56 am.

• 1100 block of S. Clark St on November 14, 2022 at 2:15 pm.

• 0-100 block of S. State St on November 16, 2022 at 4:00 pm.

• 1100 block of S. Clark St on November 17, 2022 at 8:30 am.

The thief is described as an African American man between 28 and 35 years old. He is between 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 6 feet tall and between 175 and 200 pounds. 

Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the Bureau of Detectives, Area 3 Detective Division at (312)744-8263.

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