Nearly a dozen violent robberies were reported overnight on Chicago’s Northwest Side, putting residents on edge and police on alert.
The series of what authorities say was nine robberies all took place in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood in roughly eight hours.
According to Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, a group of two to four men, believed to be in their late-teens or early-20s, were approaching people and robbing them of their wallets and cell phones. It was not immediately clear if anyone in the group was armed, police said, but each wore a dark-hooded sweatshirt.
The first incident was reported at 11:40 p.m. Sunday and the last at 8 a.m. Monday.
- 3300 Block of W Balmoral at 11:40 p.m. Sunday
- 4500 Block of N Christiana at 3:50 a.m. Monday
- 4400 Block of N Kostner at 3:57 a.m. Monday
- 3600 Block of W Wilson at 4:30 a.m. Monday
- 4000 Block of N Albany at 4:36 a.m. Monday
- 4800 Block of N Kimball at 4:50 a.m. Monday
- 3100 Block of W Wilson at 4:55 a.m. Monday
- 3500 Block of W Argyle at 5:15 a.m. Monday
- 3400 Block of W Montrose at 5:19 a.m. Monday
Police believe the group may have been using a stolen dark-colored sedan with Illinois license plate Q817490.
According to Johnson, police currently believe the robberies are being done at “random.”
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The suspects may also be connected to the attempted carjacking of a limo driver as well, Johnson said.
“We will find the offenders responsible,” he said.
Anyone with information is being asked to leave a tip at cpdtip.org.
