Robberies

The nighttime robberies have happened in or near the 4300 block of South Wallace Street, police said.

The most recent robbery happened in the 5800 block of South Paulina Street, police said.

The second robbery came on Sunday in the 5400 block of South Loomis Street, police said.

Javier Villalobos-Garcia was charged with robbing a man in the 5800 block of North Ridge, police said.

The thieves walk up to their victims from behind and rob them at gunpoint, police said.

The evening and night robberies have taken place at various points along The 606.

The thieves have robbed people in Wicker Park and North Center three times, police said.

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

Thieves have been targeting a small patch of Auburn Gresham during a string of robberies.

The University of Chicago Police believe two men are behind three recent robberies.

The string of robberies started on May 11, with the most recent on Tuesday.

Five daytime robberies took place on the Far Northwest Side between Dec. 19 and Dec. 29, police said.

Police said two men robbed people at gunpoint in Austin four times recently.

Police said a 13- or 14-year-old girl has stolen cellphones while a group of boys surrounds the victim.

Police believe two men are behind a string of robberies that have hit the Near South Side this month.