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Armed robberies reported 20 minutes apart in Lake View

Dec 30, 2014 |

(Chicago)  Two armed robberies occurred about a half-mile apart Sunday afternoon in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side.

The incidents happened in the 3700 block of North Wayne at 1:05 p.m., and 20 minutes later in the 3600 block of North Bosworth, Area North detectives said in an alert.

In the Wayne robbery, a black female approached someone from behind, showed a black handgun and demanded property before entering and driving off in a white, older model car, police said. Further description of the suspect was not provided.

A 5-foot-9, 250-pound black male is suspected in the Bosworth robbery. The male, who has dreadlocks and a dark complexion, approached the victim from behind with a dark handgun, demanded their belongings and ran to a car similar to the one described in the Wayne incident, police said.

The license plate on the vehicle he entered begins with Y25, police said.

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

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Police report two strong-arm robberies in Lake View

Dec 12, 2014 |

(Chicago)  Police are warning Lake View residents of two strong-arm robberies on Monday night in the North Side neighborhood.

In both incidents, two to three people approached someone and grabbed their bag before hitting and kicking them, the alert said.

The first robbery happened in the 3200 block of North Sheffield at 6 p.m., and the second occurred in the 3100 block of North Racine at 8 p.m., the alert said.

There were three robbers in the Sheffield incident, police said. One, who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, is described as a 5-foot-11, 25-year-old black man who weighs 200 pounds, police said. The second is described as a 5-foot-9 black male of an unknown age, who weighs170 pounds and was wearing a black skull cap and jacket, police said.

The description of the third robber was not known.

Police could only describe one of two robbers in the Racine incident, who they say is a 170-pound black man between 30 to 35 years old, standing 5-foot-9, police said. He has short hair and was wearing a black jacket and black pants, police said.

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

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