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West Pullman Hit By 3 Armed Robberies, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | October 5, 2016 1:55pm

CHICAGO — West Pullman has been hit by three armed robberies recently, police said.

During the robberies, two to three black teens or men with a revolver walk up to a victim, rob the victim and then run away, according to a Chicago Police community alert.

The robberies occurred:

• 3 a.m. Sept. 20 in the 11700 block of South Halsted Street

• 11:15 p.m. Sept. 22 in the 700 block of West 126th Street

• 10:15 p.m. Friday in the 12000 block of South Carpenter Street

The thieves were described as being 16-25 years old, 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-9 tall and 150-165 pounds, police said. They had various hairstyles, including dreadlocks, police said, and one of the thieves had a dark complexion and a tattoo on his right hand.

Anyone with information about the robberies is asked to call police at 312-747-8273.

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