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String Of Purse Robberies Along Mag Mile Prompts CPD Alert

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A string of robberies at stores along the north end of the Magnificent Mile has prompted a warning from Chicago police.

Three times over the past month, between two and four men went into an open store, snatched purses from display tables and took off in a waiting getaway car.

Police said the men are in the their early 20's and have been caught on security cameras.

Investigators are now looking for them.

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