Police issue alert of robberies involving dating apps, social media
Investigators say two to three men would use those sites to find the victims.
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Investigators say two to three men would use those sites to find the victims.
A robber targeting people along one block in the Austin neighborhood struck again this week.
They say someone is throwing a cinder block through the window before taking cash, registers, and food.
Northbrook police were using dogs to track evidence Friday afternoon at Northbrook Court shopping mall, after a possible robbery.
The girls, 13 and 15, were arrested on Wednesday around 7:40 p.m., in the 0-100 block of West 79th Street.
Two teenage girls are facing charges after robbing two women just a day apart in the Loop this week. The girls, 13 and 15, were arrested on Wednesday around 7:40 p.m., in the 0-100 block of West 79th Street.
"Like five kids come and jump on me, punching me."
The victim self-transported to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
The suspects took an unknown amount of money and merchandise before fleeing eastbound on foot, according to police.
Investigators say a man broke into a 70-year-old woman's home where he beat and robbed her before fleeing the scene.
Each of the robberies happened on April 10 within a half hour just blocks apart.
Police say a young man walked up to the victims on the sidewalk, demanded their stuff, then either hit or kicked each victim before he ran off.
Two women are charged with attacking and robbing a 16-year-old girl on a CTA Red Line in Chatham last week.
The FBI is investigating if the robberies are connected.
A Brinks armored truck was robbed Wednesday morning in south suburban Calumet City.
Mass Transit detectives are looking for three women responsible for robbing a passenger on a CTA Red Line train Friday evening.
The robberies happened in the afternoon and evening hours during the months of March and April.
The method is simliar each time: A group of one to three men wearing dark clothes and ski masks approaches a mail carrier, armed with guns, demanding the US postal keys, which is a kind of master key that unlocks some blocks of mailboxes.
Two teenage boys are facing multiple charges in connection with robberies and carjackings in Logan Square on Thursday.
Two teenage boys are facing multiple charges in connection to a series of robberies and carjackings in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Investigators said at 1:03 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, the men robbed the letter carrier at 748 S. Francisco Ave., near Polk Street, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
A man was hit in the face and robbed of his belongings in West Town Wednesday morning.
Police a group of six to eight men would approach victims and demand their vehicles.
Police say multiple armed suspects approached victims on the sidewalk and demanded their property by threatening the use of force.
The suspected robber was later pronounced dead.
