AUSTIN — Police are asking residents to be on the lookout after a group of young men committed a string of armed robberies around the Austin neighborhood early Friday morning, according to a Saturday community alert.
Between midnight and 6:10 a.m., police said, a group of four-to-six people between the ages of 14 and 23 jumped out of a silver or white Chevrolet Malibu and robbed people at gunpoint in the following blocks:
• The 100 block of South Menard Avenue at 12 a.m.
• The 4700 block of West Harrison Street at 12:20 a.m.
• The 100 block of South Cicero Avenue at 6:10 a.m.
Police believe the same group was behind a string of robberies committed in Wicker Park that same morning.
Anyone with information on the robbery or the suspects is encouraged to call Area North detectives at 312-744-8263.
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