Chicago police are warning Gold Coast and River North residents about a series of robberies that have happened over the past month in the Near North Side neighborhoods.
In each incident, a group of two or three males attack and rob someone before fleeing in a white SUV, authorities said.
Authorities said that at least two suspects in the case are currently in custody, but the robberies have not stopped. Police also said that two vehicles that are believed to have been used in the robberies, a stolen white Jeep and a stolen Kia, have been recovered.
The majority of the robberies happened in the evening, between Dec. 24 and Jan. 16, police said. They happened in:
- The 900 block of North DeWitt Place;
- The 200 block of East Pearson Street;
- The 800 block of North DeWitt Place;
- The 900 block of North DeWitt Place;
- The 200 block of East Chestnut Street;
- The 600 block of North La Salle Drive;
- The 200 block of East Delaware Place;
- The 200 block of East Walton Street and
- The 800 block of North DeWitt Place.
The suspects are described as 20 to 25-year-old men standing 5-foot-6 to 6-feet and weighing 145 to 185 pounds, police said.
Sources tell NBC 5 that a group of 8-to-10 people are behind the thefts, and that valuable leads and evidence were gathered from the stolen vehicles recovered by authorities.
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Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.
