2 off-duty CPD officers robbed at gunpoint, source says
A police source told CBS 2 that the man stole the police stars, IDs, and FOID cards from the two off-duty women officers.
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A police source told CBS 2 that the man stole the police stars, IDs, and FOID cards from the two off-duty women officers.
Two off-duty Chicago police officers were robbed in the South Loop around 11 p.m. on Friday. Police said three women were robbed by a man with a gun on 23rd Street near Wabash.
The robberies happened between Nov. 5 and Dec. 4 during the afternoon and evening hours.
Illinois State Police arrested the four suspects after their car jumped a curb and struck a gate around 12:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of West 38th Street.
Two men were charged with attempting to rob a 72-year-old woman at gunpoint in a Jewel parking lot in Tinley Park on Tuesday.
Officers at the scene recovered at least one weapon from inside the car.
After taking the victims' property, the robber has made purchases and used the victims' bank apps to transfer money to other accounts.
Police said the robbers restrained a 23-year-old man while removing an unknown amount of money.
Police said two people were robbed in the 100 block of Chicago Avenue around 7:40 a.m.
The victims were walking just before 3 a.m., in the 900 block of West Lake Street, when a red truck pulled up and five armed males exited and demanded their property, police said.
The victims were struck in the head and the offenders forced away their belongings.
Police said, in each of the robberies, four people approached victims near or at a street vendor location, flashed rifles and handguns, and stole the victim's property.
Responding officers met with a married couple who told them they were robbed of personal property by two armed male black offenders dressed in dark clothing while walking to their car, police said.
Jaylan Jackson, 18, and Dangelo Jackson, 21, were charged with four felony counts of armed robbery. Dangelo received an additional charge of having narcotics.
It wasn't the first time the Chipp Inn in Noble Square has been hit by robbers in recent months.
A North Side Chicago bar was on edge Friday after nearly a dozen customers inside were robbed at gunpoint during closing time. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to Noble Square to get the latest.
The robbery happened around 1:40 a.m. at the Chipp Inn bar in the 800 block of North Greenview Avenue in West Town.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) has introduced legislation that would put Postal Police back on the street to protect workers.
The six robberies happened between 9:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m.
Police say no one was hurt or injured in the six robberies.
Police say one of the workers was punched because he couldn't figure out how to open the store's safe.
The employee told police he was inside the restaurant when the offenders walked in, displayed firearms, and demanded money along with the victim's personal property.
In all four robberies, a group of men used a white SUV, but police have not said if the holdups are connected.
The incident happened around 10:25 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Belmont Avenue.
A liquor store employee was hurt after being shot during an attempted armed robbery in Kilbourn Park Friday night.
