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Bridgeport, Armour Square Hit By 5 Robberies This Month

By Kelly Bauer | January 23, 2017 8:33am

CHICAGO — Bridgeport and Armour Square have been hit by five robberies since the beginning of January, police said.

During the robberies, a thief or thieves walk up to a victim and rob them, according to a Chicago Police community alert.

The robberies occurred:

• 11:15 p.m. Jan. 4 in the 200 block of West 26th Street

• 9:43 p.m. Jan. 7 in the 2700 block of South Wells Street

• 8:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of West 31st Street

• 11 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of West 20th Street

• 11:58 p.m. Friday in the 2800 block of South Wells Street

The thieves were described as black men who were 5-foot-6 to 6-foot, weighed 140-160 pounds and were 18-30 years old, police said. They wore dark clothing.

Anyone with information about the robberies was asked to call police at 312-747-8382.

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