Logan Square liquor store hires security after thieves keep coming back
Red Star Liquor & Deli has been targeted by thieves five different times in the last 10 days.
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Red Star Liquor & Deli has been targeted by thieves five different times in the last 10 days.
For the first time ever, security officers are manning the property at Red Star Liquor & Deli in Logan Square. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
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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.
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The robberies happened on Sunday between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. in the Logan Square and Belmont Cragin neighborhoods.
The robberies happened between Sunday and Wednesday during the early morning hours in the Logan Square, Austin, Humboldt Park, and West Town neighborhoods.
Chicago police said the teen was identified as one of the offenders who burglarized or attempted to burglarize retail businesses in Avondale and Logan Square.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the left side, near the hip, and was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in fair condition.
Chicago police said the 24-year-old victim was traveling eastbound when a silver SUV, possibly a Dodge Durango, occupied by two male offenders pulled alongside.
The robbers took money from the cash registers and merchandise from the store before fleeing in a vehicle.
Even when Chicago Police arrived, the street party did not stop.
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On-duty officers assigned to a fixed post were inside an unmarked squad car, in the 3400 block of West Wrightwood around 3:15 a.m., when a shot struck and damaged the windshield, police said.
In each incident, four men got out of a dark sedan with guns drawn and robbed someone on the street in the Logan Square, Palmer Square, and Hermosa areas.
Neighbors in the Logan Square area said the number of times this keeps happening is affecting their quality of life. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
In each incident, four men got out of a dark sedan with guns drawn and robbed someone on the street in the Logan Square, Palmer Square, and Hermosa areas. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The victim's husband said he just walked his wife to her car as she was on her way to work.
The vendor said two of the four offenders exited the car, pushed him against the fence, and stuck guns in his face.
The vendor said two of the four offenders exited the car, pushed him against the fence, and stuck guns in his face. The other two stayed in the driver's seat & the backseat.
