Woman robbed two people within 20 minutes in Portage Park
The woman was driving a red Kia sedan when she approached the victims, flashed a knife, and demanded their purse.
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The woman was driving a red Kia sedan when she approached the victims, flashed a knife, and demanded their purse.
The victim had just parked his car when he was approached by four men in an unknown vehicle.
Police say the men were going back to their car at a parking garage at the time.
Police say the suspect forcefully took property from a 39-year-old woman, in the 0-100 block of North Lorel Avenue.
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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.
The unknown suspect approached the woman and demanded money or he would shoot her, implying he had a firearm.
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Police say the victim was walking when an unknown man approached her from behind and demanded her belongings.
Police say the victim was walking when an unknown man approached her from behind and demanded her belongings.
Officials confirmed the offenders stole approximately $121,824 from the courier and ATM, and around $904,132 from the armored truck.
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