MONTCLARE —Businesses have been robbed twice in the past week in Montclare and once in Avondale, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Police issued an alert Thursday after a string of robberies where someone with a gun walked into a business and demanded employees empty the cash register.
The incidents occurred at:
• 4:40 a.m. June 24 in the 6400 block of West Diversey Street
• 4:10 p.m. June 26 in the 6400 block of West Diversey Street
• 3:30 a.m. June 29 in the 3100 block of North Milwaukee Avenue
One of the men was described as a black male, 20 to 30 years old, 6-feet tall, weighing 190 to 200 pounds.
In two robberies the man wore a red and black Chicago Blackhawks winter hat.
Anyone with information about the robberies is encouraged to call the police at 312-744-8263
