DOWNTOWN — Police are alerting Downtown retailers about a man pretending to shop at stores, only to swipe the cash drawer once a clerk opens the register.
In the crimes, the suspect approached the store counters with items to buy and then "forcefully removed the cash drawer" once a clerk opened the register. In one instance, the suspect grabbed a clerk's arm and pushed the clerk away.
The robberies were reported at:
•3:30 p.m. May 16 in the 700 block of South State Street.
•8:50 a.m. June 6 in the 100 block of North Wabash Avenue.
•6 p.m. June 8 in the 500 block of South State Street.
Police did not disclose how much cash was stolen. The suspect is described as a 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-4 black man aged between 30 and 40 years old wearing a black baseball hat with a Chicago Bulls logo.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (312) 747-8384.
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