CHICAGO — Armed robbers are targeting late-night bar hoppers while the victims wait for rideshares in two of Chicago’s busiest nightlife districts. Police have linked five cases to the holdup crew so far this month, three in Wrigleyville and two in the Gold Coast.
According to CPD, bargoers are being robbed while they wait outside for their Uber or Lyft to arrive. Three or four males approach them and either display a gun or use physical violence to take property from the victims, police said. In most cases, the robbers took the victims’ phones and used them to access the victims’ bank accounts.
CPD said the crew robbed victims in the 3500 block of North Clark at 1:30 a.m. and again at 2:30 a.m. on January 5. They returned to the same block and robbed another victim around 1:10 a.m. on January 11.
In the Gold Coast, the robbers targeted a victim in the first block of West Division at 3 a.m. on January 11 and in the first block of East Elm at 2:16 a.m. on January 12.
CPD described the robbers as Black males between 16 and 25 years old.
Detectives from Area Three are handling the investigation. You can reach them at 312-744-8263.
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