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Auburn Gresham Hit By 4 Carjackings, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | April 3, 2017 12:52pm
 Auburn Gresham has been hit by four carjackings since mid-March, police said.
Auburn Gresham has been hit by four carjackings since mid-March, police said.
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CHICAGO — Auburn Gresham has been hit by four carjackings since mid-March, police said.

During two of the robberies, the thieves took out guns and demanded the victims' property and cars, according to a Chicago Police community alert. In the other robberies, the thieves walked up and took the victims' property and cars by force.

The robberies occurred:

• 12:20 a.m. March 11 in the 8200 block of South Green Street

• 5:10 a.m. March 13 in the 8100 block of South May Street

• 5:55 a.m. March 24 in the 8500 block of south Carpenter Street

• 12:04 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of West 81st Street

The thieves were described as one to three black men who were 19-30 years old, 5-foot-7 to 6-foot-4 and weighed 150-175 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information about the robberies was asked to call police at 312-747-8273.