Chicago police issued a community alert Monday afternoon, warning of 10 robberies that occurred within a five-hour span beginning late Sunday.
The robberies took place in the Loop and on the city's North and West sides between 8:40 p.m. Sunday and 1:30 a.m. on Monday. In each incident, the four suspects pulled up in a vehicle and demanded the victim's belongings - either by using force or threatening them with a gun, police said.
The suspects demanded the passcodes for the victims' phones before fleeing the scene in their vehicle. According to police, the robbers were said to be in a silver Kia sedan and a grey or brown GMC SUV.
Police said the robberies were reported at the following times and locations:
- 8:40 p.m. Sunday - 400 block of West Wrightwood
- 8:55 p.m. Sunday - 2600 block of North Halsted
- 9:30 p.m. Sunday - 2300 block of West Nelson
- 9:37 p.m. Sunday - 1900 block of West Armitage
- 11 p.m. Sunday - 400 block of South Plymouth Court
- 11:10 p.m. Sunday - 400 block of South State Street
- 11:19 p.m. Sunday - 1500 block of North Wood
- 11:23 p.m. Sunday - 200 block of North Peoria Street
- 11:32 p.m. Sunday - 2000 block of West Adams
- 1:30 a.m. Monday - 1200 block of North Central Avenue
Anyone with information about the robberies is asked to submit a tip online at cpdtip.com
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