Armed robbers target North, Northwest Side businesses
Chicago police said the robbers targeted liquor and convenience stores and even restaurants.
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Chicago police said the robbers targeted liquor and convenience stores and even restaurants.
Armed robbers targeted at least two liquor stores in Chicago Tuesday night – and business owners believe the same crew might be involved in several other incidents. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday the arrests of Bryan Campos, 26, and Caden Hernandez, 21, both of Waukegan
The Irish Nobleman Pub has had four people quit since Saturday, saying they don't feel safe working there anymore.
Declan Morgan, the owner of the Irish Nobleman Pub in West Town, said four of his staff have quit since the robbery this past weekend because they no longer feel safe. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
In the robbery early Saturday morning, the owner of the Irish Nobleman Pub, 1367 W. Erie St., narrowly escaped getting hurt. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
In each of the robberies, three men armed with handguns got out of a silver four-door sedan, and robbed the victims of their wallets, cash, phones, keys, and credit cards.
There were four different robberies of this variety with five victims within a period of less than half an hour in Bucktown Thursday morning. One of them was caught on video.
Several people in Bucktown were forced to unlock their phones and banking apps at gunpoint in the past 24 hours – and one case was caught on camera. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The incident happened just after 10 p.m. on April 24 on the 95th Street Dan Ryan platform.
Chicago police said four armed robbers approached the victims, both 22, displayed handguns, and demanded their belongings.
Police say just before noon on April 16, the victim was approached while on the train at the Garfield Stop at 220 West Garfield Boulevard.
"It gets a little sketchy, especially when it's cold because no one is out."
The first happened just after 5:30 p.m. in the 5400 block of South Ingleside Avenue in Hyde Park.
In the first robbery, police say four men got out of a stolen dark-colored Dodge sedan and robbed three men, who were walking on the sidewalk, of their phones and wallets at gunpoint.
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.
University police were ramping up patrols, and students said other new resources in place help make them feel a bit better.
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.
