Thieves Target Cell Phones In Two Overnight Attacks

Two separate assaults involve cell phones

Keep an eye on your cell phone.

Two early Monday morning assaults would indicate that the are becoming more and more of a target for thieves.

Police say just after midnight Monday, a couple was walking near State and Randolph when a female snatched the woman's phone.

The man tried to stop the thief, but she took out a bike log and hit him in the head. However, the lock whipped back around, hitting the assailant in her own face. Police were able to place the suspect under arrest.

A mile north and two hours later a man and a woman pistol-whipped a man walking near Franklin and Huron.

Police are looking for the couple behind the attack. They were last seen running east on Huron.

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