community alerts

The robbers were dressed in all black during the hold-ups, which occurred between Nov. 20 and Wednesday.

High-end bicycles were taken from garages in Lincoln Park.

Police are alerting Lincoln Park residents to a recent string of burglaries in the neighborhood.

The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon in the 3900 block of Division Street, police said.

The suspects, also Polish-speaking, call up their victims pretending that a relative needs bond money.

Police issued an alert to find the boy's family, and the mother was found within several hours.

Guns pulled on victims in two incidents, according to a community alert.

The incidents occurred between Dec. 2 and Jan. 4.

The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in the 5200 block of West Van Buren Street in Austin.

Two people were held at gunpoint within 20 minutes of each other Friday morning, authorities said.

One man drove a light-colored Nissan Altima and another drove an SUV in the Halloween incidents.

The incidents occurred during daytime hours Friday and Saturday, police said.