CHICAGO — Two to four people are believed responsible for 50 armed robberies over four days last week on the North and West sides, according to Chicago police.
In each case, the suspects wore dark clothing with hoods and ski masks, pulled up in a car and got out and approached people on streets and sidewalks, robbing them at gunpoint, police said.
Some of the robberies were just minutes apart, according to police. No one is in custody.
Robberies have increased by 15% across the city from last year, according to police data. Thefts are up 59%.
Of the areas hit last week, the 25th Police District on the Northwest Side has seen the largest increase, 34%, from 271 robberies at this time in 2021 to 362 this year.
On Saturday, 18 robberies were reported between midnight and 4 a.m., mainly in Humboldt Park, Ukrainian Village and West Town. Others occurred Saturday morning from the Near North Side to Lakeview, Edgewater and West Ridge.
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Friday saw just one reported robbery — about 11:20 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Sandburg Terrace on the Near North Side, according to police.
On Dec. 8, a group of gunmen pulled off 16 robberies between 12:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., all on the West Side, most of them in Humboldt Park. Six of the attacks happened between 5:15 a.m. and 5:38 a.m., according to police.
Another 15 robberies were reported Dec. 7, primarily on the West Side. Twelve of them occurred between 4:15 a.m. and 6:40 a.m., police said.
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