Crime & Safety

Robber Steals Phones At Gunpoint, Makes Victims Change Their Passwords: CPD

22nd District Chicago police are alerting residents in the Roseland area of two armed street robberies on Oct. 16 and Oct. 19.

(Lorraine Swanson | Patch)

CHICAGO—Chicago 22nd District police are alerting residents and businesses in the Roseland area of two recent armed robberies that occurred in the past week.

In both street robberies, a man armed with a gun approached both victims and demanded their phones. The purported robber then forced them to change the passwords on their phones before fleeing on foot, including the following times and locations:

  • 11100 block of South Halsted St., 7:50 a.m., Oct. 16
  • 700 block of West 111th St., 7:40 p.m. Oct. 19

The suspect is described as a Black male, between 6 and 6-foot-2 inches tall, and was wearing a black sweatshirt.

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Anyone with information is urged to contact Area Two Detectives at 312-747-8273 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com. Please reference #P26-2-17CA.

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