Cops: Daytime robber targeting people on Near North Side
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CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - Chicago Police are cautioning residents and visitors to the Near North Side after a pair of daytime robberies last week in River North and the Gold Coast.
A man in his mid-20s snuck up from behind people, implied he had a gun and demanded victims belongings, according to a community alert issued Saturday by 18th District police.
The robberies happened June 7, about 11 a.m. in the 600 block of North Dearborn and again a half-hour later in the first block of East Walton, the alert said.
Police don’t have a detailed description of the robber. Anyone with information should call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8382.