Chicago Police Department

This alert gives notice to the residents in the 15^th District (Austin) of two recent robberies, both of which occurred in the morning hours on November 4, 2018. In both incidents, lone female victims were approached by an offender on foot or bicycle. In one robbery, the offender approached the victim inside of her residential garage as she was preparing to enter her vehicle. The victim was shoved to the ground and her purse was taken by force. In the second robbery, the victim was approached by the offender who was riding a bicycle. The offender dismounted his bike, implied he was armed with a weapon and took the victim’s purse.

This alert gives notice to residents in the 15^th District (Austin) of three recent armed robberies which have occurred during the month of October. The offenders are described to be displaying a shotgun or rifle. In one incident, the victim was approached by two offenders on foot as the victim was walking in the 5400 block of West Gladys Ave. One offender produced a long gun, possibly a shotgun, and took property from the victim. In two additional incidents, the victims responded to posts for items for sale on a website called Offer Up. The victims agreed to meet with the seller in the 5300 block of West Gladys Ave. Upon the victims’ arrival, multiple offenders approached on foot. One offender displayed a long gun as the victims’ property was taken by co-offenders before fleeing on foot with the victims’ property.