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Police: Pair of North Side businesses robbed at gunpoint in last two months

(CHICAGO) Chicago Police are warning residents of armed robberies in January and February at two North Side businesses.

In the two incidents, a man enters the store and demands money from the cash register while armed with a small revolver, police said in a community alert.

The first robbery happened in Lincoln Park at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 9 in the 700 block of West Fullerton. The second happened at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the 2800 block of North Broadway in Lake View.

In the Lincoln Park robbery, the suspect is described as a 45 to 50-year-old black man who was wearing a red and gray plaid trapper winter hat, black jacket, partially faded blue jeans and white sneakers, police said.

A 40 to 45-year-old black man is suspected in the Lake View robbery, in which he was also wearing a trapper-style hat, police said. The 5-foot-10, 150-pound man was also wearing a black jacket over a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and white gym shoes.

Anyone with information can call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.

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