Group of teens commit three robberies in 20 minutes in downtown Chicago
Police said there were three attacks on Sept. 15, in the span of 20 minutes.
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CPD: Group of teens commit multiple robberies within minutes in downtown Chicago
The suspects were described as five to eight African American males and females between 13-18 years of age, wearing multi-colored hooded sweatshirts.
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