CPD warn businesses after robber targets 4 auto parts stores on West, Northwest Sides
There have been four robberies within the last month, dating back to March 23, with the latest incident happening on Tuesday.
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There have been four robberies within the last month, dating back to March 23, with the latest incident happening on Tuesday.
They say in all the incidents a man approaches the counter and asks about car parts. He then pulls out a handgun with an extended magazine and says, "It's a robbery."
Each time, four to eight armed men took the victims' cell phones and other possessions at gunpoint, and then drove off.
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Two of the robbers are seen pointing guns at a surveillance camera.
Two of the robbers are seen pointing guns at a surveillance camera.
All the robberies happened this past Friday morning, though police did not specify the exact times.
Police said the plan would use technology, focused missions, public engagement, and accountability as part of a more focused approach to stopping and solving robberies, carjackings, and car thefts.
According to Chicago police, the driver, a 59-year-old man, was inside his car with an unidentified male who pulled out a firearm and demanded his belongings.
Two or three robbers in black hoodies and ski masks demanded passcodes for victims' phones in 10 incidents.
Two or three robbers in black hoodies and ski masks demanded passcodes for victims' phones in 10 incidents.
The robbery spree happened between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
According to Chicago police, the victim, a 20-year-old man, was approached by an unknown male who produced a handgun, demanded his property, and shot him.
No one was hurt, but at least one business in the West Loop had to close for the day.
Police said there have been five similar robberies since early February in the 5100 block of West Washington Boulevard.
Police say a man would use the online selling platform to either sell or buy cell phones.
The incidents all happened within a few blocks of each other in the South Shore neighborhood.
The incidents all happened within a few blocks of each other in the South Shore neighborhood.
"When you see something like this, that was the first time I saw that. It shakes me up."
The robbers took the victim's property and drove off in his car, police said.
The man exited his car outside the Kingsbury Plaza luxury high-rise apartment building, at Grand Avenue and Kingsbury Street, when two men came up and demanded his property at gunpoint.
Surveillance video from the most recent robbery shows a pair of gunmen robbing a man as he opens the security gate of a store.
Police are trying to identify the offenders who approached victims, threatened or struck the victims with a handgun and took their personal property.
According to police, multiple offenders armed with handguns exited a gray Kia or white sedan, approached the victims, and took their property by force.
When the victims arrived to meet up with the man near 63rd and Morgan, the man pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's money and cell phone.
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