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One of the robberies happened right outside the Four Moon Tavern in Roscoe Village and was caught on camera. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
It is a scene replaying itself in many parts of the city – armed robbers targeting people on the street. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez talked with one recent victim.
Chicago police said they caught the thieves trying to steal from a train stopped at the tracks.
Jeremy Phillips, 20, was arrested on Thursday, in the 3900 block of West Chicago Avenue.
Police said a 33-year-old man was on the 900 block of North Michigan Avenue around 2:20 a.m., when a dark SUV pulled up, and two gunmen got out and demanded his property.
Tony Davis, 23, was arrested on Wednesday, in the 2700 block of South California Avenue.
The suspects are believed to be armed and dangerous.
Two gunmen robbed a carrier in the 1400 block of Home Avenue just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
One of the letter carriers was shot. The two robberies took place just 15 minutes and a few miles apart.
Investigators are still digging into a crime spree in Chicago that landed one U.S. mail carrier in the hospital. Police believe the same thieves then targeted a second letter carrier just 15 minutes later.
The victim was on the Pink Line platform when she was approached by the suspect who forcefully took a cell phone from her hand.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman talked with the owner of a Subway sandwich shop in Bridgeport.
If you recognize her, you are asked to call the police.
Police say one man is responsible for robbing numerous sandwich shops across a wide swath of Chicago – sometimes at gunpoint. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Three suspects jumped into Wilfredo Cintron and his son's ice cream truck and took all the cash they had, before taking off.
No injuries were reported. The U.S. Postal Service confirmed the victim was an employee and that postal property was stolen.
They said the 27-year-old was out drinking with three men he didn't know, who offered to give him a ride.
It happened around 4:30 a.m. on North Halsted and Roscoe. They said the 27-year-old was out drinking with three men he didn't know, who offered to give him a ride.
"They got me today. They're going to get somebody else tomorrow, and they need to be stopped."
At least 15 victims have been targeted around the Loop and South Loop since June 19.
At least 15 victims have been targeted around the Loop and South Loop since June 19.
The armed robbers got away with two cash register drawers in a black BMW X5, a gas station clerk told police.
Police say a 56-year-old man was sleeping on the train when an unknown man began to go through his pockets.
The thieves targeted the drivers in the early morning and at gunpoint.
