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Police Warn Of Robberies In Brighton Park

CHICAGO (STMW) -- Police are cautioning residents of the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side after the same man robbed two people in the same week just a block from each other.

According to an alert from Area Central detectives, the robberies occurred about 12:40 a.m. on June 7 in the 4500 block of South Rockwell and again about 5:15 a.m. on June 13 in the 4600 block of South Rockwell.

In both incidents, a white or Hispanic man between 20 and 30 years old walked up to the victim and demanded their property, police said.

Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8382.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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