Police search for suspect in connection with 9 armed robberies on West Side
A robber targeting people along one block in the Austin neighborhood struck again this week.
A robber targeting people along one block in the Austin neighborhood struck again this week.
These nine robberies happened between March 27 and this past Thursday.
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Police say on March 26 around 2:41 a.m., he took property from a 29-year-old woman at gunpoint in the 4900 block of West Madison Street.
Charges were pending late Monday, and Area Three detectives are investigating.
After the shooting, some people said the man had a concealed carry permit, something police would not discuss.
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The victims were on the 4400 block of West West End Avenue, near Kostner Avenue, when someone shot them both.
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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 surveillance photo shows the suspects walking in an alley.
The suspect approached the victim while in his car and stabbed him in the neck and three more times in the chest.
He was identified as the suspect who took the vehicle from the 33-year-old victim, in the 4900 block of West Cortez Street.
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Preliminary investigation into the shooting indicated that the victim was making a food delivery in the area at the time of the incident.
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