CHICAGO — At the very least 9 individuals have been mugged throughout a string of armed robberies on Saturday night. The holdups are the newest in a sequence of comparable sprees which have popped up in the identical space over the previous month.
Every of Saturday’s robberies concerned three or 4 masked males who jumped out of a white or silver sedan to focus on victims on the road. The identical group seems to have dedicated some, if not all, of the robberies.
The crimes started round 7:20 p.m. when two males have been robbed at gunpoint close to the intersection of Kedzie and Augusta in Humboldt Park. Related robberies occurred within the space inside minutes:
Three males attacked and robbed a person exterior Dunkin at 3347 West North Avenue in Logan Sq..
4 males robbed a sufferer at gunpoint on the nook of Lake and Pulaski in West Garfield Park.
Three offenders robbed a person of his pockets close to the intersection of Humboldt and Augusta avenues in Humboldt Park.
Then, round 8:15 p.m., three armed males robbed three individuals exterior Burger King, 2344 West Chicago Avenue, in Ukrainian Village. An officer who responded to the decision stated one of many robbers was a Black man in his early to mid-20s sporting a white hoodie and black pants with a black face masks.
Lastly, round 10:30 p.m., 4 males robbed one other man at gunpoint in an alley behind the 1600 block of North Winchester in Bucktown. They bought away with the sufferer’s cellphone and pockets, in response to preliminary data.
Investigators decided {that a} white or silver Hyundai Elantra or Nissan Altima was used as a getaway automotive throughout lots of the holdups.
On Monday, December 9, a minimum of seven individuals, together with an off-duty FBI agent, have been robbed throughout a string of comparable robberies in Bucktown, Humboldt Park, and West City. And on November 22 and 23, groups of armed robbers dedicated a minimum of 5 armed robberies and carjackings in Logan Sq., the West Loop, and Ukrainian Village.
Up to now, police haven’t launched any neighborhood alerts concerning the robberies. Detectives usually distribute alerts once they consider an individual or group is liable for an ongoing crime sample.