13 Armed Robberies Reported Monday Morning On North Side: Police

CHICAGO, IL — Robbers targeted multiple victims Monday morning in the 17th and 24th Police Districts, police said. The robberies happened between 12:55 a.m. and 6:05 a.m. in Albany Park and Rogers Park, according to police. Police are searching for two to four suspects driving a black Nissan sedan.

Police said the robberies happened in the following locations:

• 6300 block of North Winthrop
• 7200 block of North Ridge
• 4500 block of North Christiana
• 4400 block of North Kostner
• 3600 block of West Wilson
• 4000 block of North Albany
• 4800 block of North Kimball
• 4900 block of North Kimball
• 3100 block of West Wilson
• 3500 block of West Argyle
• 3400 block of West Montrose
• 3400 block of West Montrose
• 1801 West Juneway Terrace

At least one of the victims, a limousine driver, suffered minor injuries after wrestling with one of the robbers, according to police. The suspects tried to take the vehicle in the 3400 block of West Montrose Avenue around 5:30 a.m., police said.

Police said the suspects were driving a black Nissan sedan with the license plate Q817490. In a press conference, CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson said police are using license plate tracking technology to find the vehicle.

Johnson said police have a surveillance video of the suspects, but are not releasing it to the public as it could compromise their investigation.
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