A team of three robbers are believed to be responsible for nearly a dozen armed robberies on the city's Northwest Side dating back to last month, Chicago police said tonight in a community alert.
In each case -- the first occurring Sept. 23 and the last happening just on Oct. 13 -- three men approach a victim in an alley or on the street, with one of them pulling a small caliber handgun and demanding wallets, money, and cell phones, according to the alert from the Albany Park police district.
The robberies usually took place between 4 p.m. and midnight, across several adjacent neighborhoods including Albany Park, Irving Park Ravenswood Manor.
Police couldn't immediately say whether any injuries were reported in any of the robberies.
The robbers are described as African-American men between 20 and 35 years old, each between 5-foot-9 and 6-foot-2, each weighing between 180 and 200 pounds. All three were seen wearing dark hooded sweatshirts and blue jean type pants.
Anyone with information on the robberies are asked to call Grand Central Area detectives at (312) 746-8362.
