
Chicago Police issue alert after carjacking, armed robberies throughout the city overnight
Chicago police issued a warning of armed robberies following a carjacking around the city Wednesday morning.
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Chicago police issued a warning of armed robberies following a carjacking around the city Wednesday morning.
In each incident four males between 14 and 18 years old approach the victims, pulled out guns and demanded the victims' property.
Police said the suspects brandished a firearm and stole from a 44-year-old victim.
The suspects led police on a chase after the armed robbery.
Police asking the public's help in identifying suspect in armed robbery on CTA Red Line Friday.
Police on Saturday issued a community alert warning residents of recent robberies.
In each incident, three male assailants come up to the victims, surround them at gunpoint, and demand their personal property.
It was part of a wave of hold-ups on the city's North Side overnight.
Police are looking for three men wanted in a string of armed robberies in the Rogers Park and Peterson Park neighborhoods on Sunday.
One of the two offenders is in custody following a robbery on the CTA Red Line train overnight.
One of the two offenders is in custody following a robbery on the CTA Red Line train overnight.
All of the robberies happened early Saturday morning.
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Police are warning residents Saturday of robberies in the Englewood area -- the most recent robbery happened Friday evening.
Police are warning residents Friday of armed robberies in the Albany Park neighborhood. The robberies happened between the months of February and April.
Police are looking for three men who robbed a bank Tuesday on the city's Near West Side.
Police on Tuesday asked for help from the public in finding a man linked to armed robberies on Western Avenue in Beverly.
Police are warning rideshare drivers Wednesday of armed robberies in the South Austin and West Garfield Park neighborhoods.
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The offender "forcibly shoved" the victim into the back seat of a white SUV.
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