Chicago-an armed theft crew claimed at least five victims during a spree of 30 minutes late Wednesday evening. Until now, no arrests have been announced by the Chicago police.
It started around 11:25 PM near the intersection of Charleston and Leavitt in Bucktown. A man went to work when a black car stopped and two masked men appeared. They robbed him at the shot of his backpack, which contained a computer and fled, according to provisional information.
A few minutes later, two men in the 1000 block of Noord -Paulina robbed a woman in a similar way. Again, they took the victim’s bag. However, Hare only contained a gym towel, shoes and a water bottle.
In a third incident, a man called 911 after he was the target of an attempted theft on the corner of Western and Medill around 11.30 pm gun, and ordered him to transfer his wallet. The robbery failed and the potential victim continued his travels to the bar. He decided not to submit a police report.
Then armed men tried to rob another man and Carjack in the 2000 block of West Ohio. The victim had just left his car and walked to his house when a black car stopped. Two robbers showed a gun and names are valuables. They also tried to take his car, but that effort failed. A resident took photos of the escape car and placed them on the ring network.
Eventually a robbery took place in the 1600 block of West Grand around 11:40 PM Two armed men took his wallet and then fled into a black car.
The victims offered different descriptions of the suspects, but most of them told the police that one thief was a black man and the other a Spanish man. The person who was assumed to be black was reportedly larger, about 6’2 ”, while the other was 5’10 ‘or so. They both wore dark clothing.
