Chicago City Wire

About the Crime:

This alert gives notice to citizens in the 002nd District (Wentworth) of recent robbery related incidents. In these incidents, one to two male offenders approached a female victim that was looking at her iPhone screen. The offenders grabbed the iPhone from the victim's hand and fled the scene on foot or inside a waiting vehicle.

The offenders' vehicle was described as a blue Nissan Sentra. These robberies have occurred in the general geographical locations listed below:

Incident times and locations:

•  5100 block of south Cornell Ave. on February 3, 2023 at 3:00 P.M.
•  1600 block of east Hyde Park Blvd. on February 17, 2023 at 3:00 P.M.
•  1700 block of east 55th St. on February 21, 2023 at 5:45 P.M.
•  5400 block of south Hyde Park Blvd. on February 27, 2023 at 1:50 P.M.
•  5400 block of south Shore Dr. on February 28, 2023 at 8:45 A.M.

About the offenders:

•  The offenders are described as males between 20-25 years of age, wearing black masks.

What you can do:

• Always be aware of your surroundings
•  Report suspicious activity immediately
•  If you are confronted by an assailant remain calm
•  Remember any unique physical characteristics (scars, limp, acne, teeth, etc.)
•  Never pursue a fleeing assailant, provide the information to the police
•  If approached by a witness to the incident, request contact information
•  Dial 9-1-1 immediately and remain on scene when possible

If you have any information Contact the Bureau of Detectives – Area One

(312) 747-8384

JG 139965, JG 156264, JG 161173, JG 168899, JG 168685

 (Reference: PATTERN # P23-1-046A)

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