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Suspects wielding handgun with blue laser sought in 8 robberies: Chicago police

Chicago police are looking to identify four suspects in connection with numerous robberies on the city's Northwest Side during which thieves pointed a handgun with a laser at their victims before stealing their items, officials said.

Police released surveillance a photo of multiple people and a vehicle wanted for a total of eight robberies in a two-hour span on Feb. 29. In each incident, the subjects approached the victims, displayed a handgun with a blue laser before stealing their property and fleeing in a black four-door Infiniti sedan.

The times of the robberies, which occurred in the Hermosa and Logan Square neighborhoods, are listed below:

  • 4:30 a.m. - 4400 block of West Armitage Avenue
  • 5:20-5:40 a.m. - 3300 block of West Armitage Avenue
  • 5:26 a.m. - 2000 block of North Avers
  • 5:30 a.m. - 1800 block of North Ridgeway
  • 5:35 a.m. - 3500 block of West Dickens Avenue
  • 5:35-5:43 a.m. - 2200 block of North Springfield
  • 5:45 a.m. - 2300 block of North Springfield
  • 6:03 a.m. - 3300 block of West Armitage

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Five detectives at 312-746-7394 or submit a tip online at cpdtip.com

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