Police issue alert of armed robberies where victims try to buy cellphone from social media site
Police said upon arrival, a man would approach them and display a handgun before taking their money and/or cell phones.
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Police said upon arrival, a man would approach them and display a handgun before taking their money and/or cell phones.
According to Chicago police, the suspect showed a gun and then started taking merchandise off store shelves.
Responding officers located the suspect as he attempted to flee and was placed into custody.
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Chicago police are warning about a series of armed robberies and carjackings on the North and West sides. In each case, two to four people jump out of a car, flash guns, and demand the victims' money and car keys.
Police say three men entered the bank and approached the teller – demanding money and brandishing an unknown-style firearm.
This robbery happened just a block from where 23-year-old Dakotah Earley was shot and nearly killed this past spring.
The robbery was caught on camera Wednesday, just steps from where Dakotah Earley was shot and nearly killed back in May. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
"They're a threat to this community, they're a threat to our officers' safety. These are dangerous people," Police Supt. David Brown said.
Police Supt. David Brown emphasized that he wants the four defendants held without bond. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police said at 11:20 a.m., the 70-year-old woman was walking with her dog in the 1300 block of West Webster Avenue when a man came up, took out a gun, and demanded her property.
Both of the victims were listed in critical condition.
In each robbery, a group of two to four people in a car, and armed with guns, targets people who are on foot or sitting in a parked vehicle.
A man is in critical condition after a shooting during a robbery in Woodlawn Monday night.
Police said there were five armed robberies within the span of an hour early Monday morning on the North and Northwest sides.
The FBI said at least three men held up the armored truck at gunpoint and demanded the cash.
Police said they received a report of an armed robbery by two individuals who were last seen fleeing the property in a white Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The robberies have been happening on the city's North, Northwest, and West sides. We have been tracking the crime trend closely for weeks.
Three teens were all charged with felony attempted armed robbery in an incident in South Austin, as we first told you on Monday. Now we're learning the teens could be involved in more crimes. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot learned more about what detectives are looking into.
Three teens were all charged with felony attempted armed robbery in an incident in South Austin, as we first told you on Monday. Now we're learning the teens could be involved in more crimes. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot learned more about what detectives are looking into.
Chicago police are warning everyone about a series of early morning armed robberies that happened on the West and Northwest Sides.
We have been tracking a spree of robberies largely on the West, North, and Northwest sides since mid-November.
CBS 2's Tara Molina sought answers from police Monday on what is being done about the robbery epidemic.
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