Chicago police are warning Gold Coast and River North residents about a series of robberies that have happened over the past month in the Near North Side neighborhoods.
In each incident, a group of two or three males attack and rob someone before fleeing in a white SUV, Chicago police said.
The majority of the robberies happened in the evening, between Dec. 24 and Jan. 16, police said. They happened in:
- The 900 block of North DeWitt Place;
- The 200 block of East Pearson Street;
- The 800 block of North DeWitt Place;
- The 900 block of North DeWitt Place;
- The 200 block of East Chestnut Street;
- The 600 block of North La Salle Drive;
- The 200 block of East Delaware Place;
- The 200 block of East Walton Street and
- The 800 block of North DeWitt Place.
The suspects are described as 20 to 25-year-old men standing 5-foot-6 to 6-feet and weighing 145 to 185 pounds, police said.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.
