Chicago City Wire

About the Crime:

This alert gives notice to the residents of the 011th, 012th, 014th, 017th & 025th Districts of multiple related robbery incidents. In each instance, occurring during the early morning hours in the month of December, multiple armed offenders approached victims on the public way and demanded victims' property by threatening use of force while displaying handguns. Upon taking possession of the victims' personal belongings, the offenders fled in a vehicle. In three of the incidents, the armed offenders battered the victim in the head with use of the firearm.

Incident times and locations:

• 2100 block of W. Cullerton St on December 2, 2022 at 12:45 am.
•  2600 block of W. Iowa St on December 2, 2022 at 1:00 am.
•  900 block of N. Western Ave on December 2, 2022 at 1:05 pm.
•  800 block of N. Rockwell St on December 2, 2022 at 1:19 am.
•  3400 Block of W. Armitage Ave on December 2nd at 1:21 am.
•  3600 Block of W. Shakespeare Ave on December 2nd at 1:25 am.
•  3400 block of W. Irving Park Rd on December 2nd at 1:39 am.
•  4000 block of W. Wellington Ave on December 2nd at 1:40 am.
•  3100 block of N. Pulaski Rd on December 2nd at 2-2:30 am.
•  4000 block of W. Fullerton Ave on December 2nd at 2:10 am.
•  1000 block of N. Spaulding Ave on December 4, 2022 at 2:00 am.
•  900 block of N. Damen Ave on December 4, 2022 at 2:10 am.
•  1500 block of W. Augusta Blvd on December 4, 2022 at 2:15 am.
•  3000 block of W. Palmer Blvd on December 4, 2022 at 2:45 am.

About the Offenders:

The offenders are described as 2-4 African American males, 15-30 years of age, wearing dark clothing and ski masks. The offenders are armed with dark colored semi-automatic handguns.

What can you do:

• Be aware of these crimes and alert family and friends who live in the area
•  Be aware of your surroundings and free from distractions
•  If you are confronted by an assassin, remain calm
•  Pay special attention to suspicious individuals or vehicles in the area
•  Call 911 immediately if you are a victim or witness to a crime and provide a detailed
• description of the offender(s) including any vehicle description and license plate information
•  If approached by a witness to an incident, request they remain on the scene when possible or
• obtain contact information

If you have any information Contact the Bureau of Detectives –

Area Three (312) 744-8263 - Area Four (312) 746-8253 - Area Five (312) 746-7394

JF494957, JF494964, JF494967, JF494971, JF494976, JF494974, JF494973,

JF494999, JF495006, JF495026, JF497353, JF497355, JF497360, JF497403,

Reference :22-CWP-031A

Original source can be found here.