chicago – The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is actively searching for suspects connected to at least 15 armed robberies on the city's Southwest Side.
In each incident, the suspects approached the victims on foot, displayed a small black handgun and demanded their wallets and cellphones, police said.
The suspects are also believed to be involved in separate armed robberies targeting delivery drivers. In these cases, they waited until the drivers approached the house, then robbed it. More recently, perpetrators have been requesting Uber rides, assaulting drivers with mace and handguns and fleeing in Uber drivers' cars.
The events occurred at these locations and times:
The 1600 block of West 82nd Street on July 24 at 11 p.m
The 8200 block of South Ashland Street on July 31 at 2 p.m
The 8100 block of South Marshfield Street on Aug. 3 at 11:15 p.m
The 8100 block of South Marshfield Street on Aug. 23 at 6 p.m
The 8100 block of South Marshfield Street on August 24 at 7:30 p.m
The 8100 block of South Ashland Avenue on Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m
The 8100 block of South Ashland Street on Sept. 21 at 5:45 p.m
The 8100 block of South Ashland Street on Sept. 22 at 3 p.m
The 8100 block of South Marshfield Street on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m
The 8200 block of South Ashland Street on Sept. 27 at 4 p.m
The 8200 block of South Ashland Street on Oct. 10 at noon
The 8200 block of South Ashland Street on Oct. 21 at 1:30 p.m
The 8200 block of South Emerald Avenue on October 23 at 11:40 p.m.
The 1600 block of West 82nd Street on Oct. 24 at 4:46 a.m
The 1600 block of West 82nd Street on October 24 at 5:30 p.m
The suspects are described as a group of two to four African-American men and one African-American woman, between the ages of 13 and 25.
Anyone with information is urged to contact District 02 investigators at (312) 747-8273 or leave an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com.
