Jan. 14--Police are warning business owners on the city's Northwest Side after a string of recent robberies targeting convenience stores.
A convenience store in the 2900 block of North Pulaski Road was robbed about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, as well as at 1:25 p.m. Jan. 7 and on Jan. 8, according to a Chicago Police alert.
Police said a man came into the store, started a conversation with an employee and then displayed a handgun and demanded money from the register.
The man was described as white, between 20 and 30 years old, with blond hair. The man was wearing a partial face mask, hooded green jacket and blue jeans and was about 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.
In earlier robberies, two men entered convenience stores and began talking to employees before walking behind the store's counter to take cartons of cigarettes, police said. The men implied they had guns during the robberies, police said.
Those robberies occurred at 9:12 p.m. Jan. 3 in the 2700 block of West Harlem Avenue and about 3:20 a.m. on Dec. 7 in the 6800 block of West North Avenue, police said.
One offender was described as black, between 30 and 36 years old and weighing between 220 an 250 pounds. The man had a dark complexion and was wearing a black, fur-lined collar jacket and black jeans, according to the police statement. The second offender was described as white, between 28 and 35 years old and weighing about 180 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt during the robberies, police said.
Anyone with information on the robberies can call Area North Detectives at 312-744-8263.
