String of armed robberies reported on Chicago's Northwest, South Sides
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Four people were robbed Tuesday evening in the Grand Crossing and West Town neighborhoods.
The robberies happened between 5:30 and 7 p.m.
In the first robbery, police say three men, including at least one who was armed, exited a gray SUV and robbed a 64-year-old woman who was getting out of her car in the 1100 block of East 73rd Street around 5:45 p.m.
The robbers got back into the SUV and fled.
A short time later, another woman was robbed around 5:48 p.m. in the 1400 block of East 71st Place.
The victim was also exiting her car when police said a silver SUV pulled up, and two male robbers got out and demanded her property.
Two more robberies were reported in West Town about an hour later.
Around 6:40 p.m., a 30-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in the 500 block of North Racine Avenue when two Black males approached on foot and implied they had a weapon. They took the victim's phone and backpack.
Minutes later, in the 1400 block of West Chicago Avenue around 6:50 p.m., a 27-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk when two men approached him on foot. The two demanded his property, and one of them showed a firearm. The robbers took the victim's belongings and fled eastbound on Chicago.
No injuries were reported in either robbery. No arrests have been made.
CPD has not said whether any of these robberies are connected.
