CHICAGO — An assailant grabbed a woman from behind and robbed her near her home in Albany Park early Tuesday. It happened around 3:50 a.m. in the 3800 block of West Leland.
The 59-year-old woman told police she had just exited her vehicle when the man came up behind her on the sidewalk and grabbed her around the neck.
A CPD spokesperson said the attacker took the woman’s valuables and fled the area. She declined medical attention.
No other robberies were reported in the area. CPD’s latest statistics summary, released Monday, shows that robbery reports in the Albany Park (17th) District are down 44% this year compared to 2024.
Through Sunday, the district had recorded 18 robberies this year, the fewest since 15 were reported in 2021.
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