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At least 7 armed robberies reported in 2 days on Northwest Side

Published  January 9, 2018 7:01am CST
Chicago
FOX 32 Chicago
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CHICAGO (SUN TIMES MEDIA WIRE) - A string of armed robberies has been reported the past two days on the Northwest Side.

In all the attacks, suspects walked up to people, took out a handgun and knife and demanded property, according to an alert from Chicago Police.

The robberies happened:

  • about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday in the 2800 block of North Long;
  • about 8 a.m. on Sunday in the 4200 block of West Roscoe;
  • about 11:10 a.m. on Sunday in the 3900 block of West Wellington;
  • about 12:55 a.m. on Monday in the 4100 block of West Roscoe;
  • about 1:20 a.m. on Monday in the 4500 block of West Armitage;
  • about 2:20 a.m. Monday in the 5200 block of West Melrose; and
  • at 2:28 a.m. on Monday in the 2900 block of North Lockwood.

A detailed description of the suspects wasn’t available.

Anyone with information about the robberies was asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.