Police warn of Wrigleyville armed robberies

(CHICAGO) Police are cautioning Wrigleyville neighborhood residents after two armed robberies were reported within a week earlier this month.

The robberies occurred about 3:10 a.m. on April 5 in the 3600 block of North Racine and about 3:20 a.m. on April 12 in the 3500 block of North Clark, according to an alert issued by Area North detectives.

In both cases, one or two men walked up to a victim and either showed or implied they had a gun, police said. They then forced the victim to make a withdrawal from an ATM.

The robbery on Racine involved two suspects. One was described as a black man, between 20 and 30 years old, standing 5-foot-10 and weighing 145 pounds, police said. He had short black hair and wore a black beanie hat with a red stripe.

The other suspect was also a black man between 20 and 30 years old. The two were seen in a black car.

The lone suspect in the robbery on Clark was described as a black man, between 18 and 25 years old, standing 6-feet and weighing 160 pounds, police said. He had short black hair and wore black jeans and a black sweatshirt with white stripes or lettering.

Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.