Crime & Safety

Victims Pistol Whipped, Robbed At Gunpoint During Crime Spree In Chicago

Chicago police are warning residents after 13 armed robberies were reported across the city this week.

(CBS Chicago)

December 22, 2023

CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago police are warning residents after 13 armed robberies were reported across the city this week.

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The robberies happened between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on Chicago's West, Northwest, Southwest, and Far West Sides.

Police say a group of three to four males wearing all black and ski masks approached victims in a white Nissan Maxima and robbed them of their belongings at gunpoint. In one incident, the crew was driving a blue sedan, possibly a Nissan, and in another, a white Honda Civic.

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