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Women Targeted In Recent Robberies

(STMW) -- Police are warning residents about a pair of robberies reported in the past week on the West and Near West sides.

In both robberies, three males approached a female victim, hit her and ran off with her property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

The first robbery was reported about noon March 9 in the 3100 block of West Walton, police said. The other occurred about 9 p.m. March 10 in the 2300 block of West Madison.

The suspects are described as three males between 16 and 20 years old and weighing 160 to 170 pounds, police said.

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

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

 

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