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Police Warn of West Side Robberies

 Two similar robberies occurred on April 27, police said.
Two similar robberies occurred on April 27, police said.
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CHICAGO — Police are warning West Side residents to take extra precaution after two similar robberies last month.

Two separate times on April 27, a group of three men approached a victim and said they had a gun before robbing them, police said.

The first incident happened around 7:51 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Jackson Boulevard in Austin. The second incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 600 block of South Homan Avenue in Garfield Park, police said.

Each of the men was around 28 years old. Two of them were about 5-foot-7, police said.

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