Police warning rideshare drivers of armed robberies on Far South Side
Police say the incidents go as far back as October.
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Police say the incidents go as far back as October.
Police say he was identified as the person who robbed a 31-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, in the 4100 block of West North Avenue on Jan. 28.
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All of the burglaries happened overnight Thursday between midnight at 4:30 a.m. in the Belmont Cragin, Humboldt Park, and Logan Square neighborhoods.
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Police say the robberies happened in the Buena Park, Lake View East, Edgewater, and East Pilsen neighborhoods.
The Vehicular Hijacking Taskforce arrested Kentreall Allen, 31, on Tuesday, in the 2300 block of W. 81st Place.
A woman is arrested and charged with attacking another woman in the Lawndale neighborhood back in November.
Witnesses say they saw two people running away from the scene.
Chicago police tell us one- or two men wearing masks run up and grab cellphones right out of the hands of their victims.
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