CHICAGO — An off-duty police officer was robbed at gunpoint in Rogers Park early Sunday morning. Additional robberies were reported in the West Loop and River North.
Two men armed with at least one rifle confronted the off-duty officer near the corner of Devon and Lakewood shortly after 2 a.m. The robbers managed to steal the off-duty officer’s wallet and phone, but they were unsuccessful in taking his BMW.
Officers at the scene said the two robbers were Black males, one with dreadlocks, who escaped in a silver Ford Fusion driven by a Black female. The car had a temporary Indiana plate and a dent on the top of its trunk.
Then, around 3:35 a.m., five men, at least four of whom had guns, confronted another robbery victim in the first block of North Green. They took the man’s phone and wallet, then fled in a dark vehicle, possibly a Honda Civic.
Those robbers were described as Black males, all wearing masks. One wore a gray top with gray pants, while the others wore all dark clothing.
Finally, around 4:30 a.m., three people snatched a woman’s purse as she walked near Kinzie and Kingsbury in River North. The suspects, described as Black male juveniles, were last seen heading west on bicycles, including at least one Divvy.
