Police warn of robberies in Back of the Yards

Police are warning residents of several robberies this month in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

The victims were approached by a man who demanded their property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

The robberies happened:

• about 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 8 in the 4800 block of South Seeley;
• about 12:10 p.m. on Sept. 16 in the 1900 block of West 47th Street;
• about 12:45 p.m. on Sept. 16 in the 4700 block of South Honore; and
• about 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 17 in the 4800 block of South Seeley

The suspect is described as a 26-year-old man, between 5-foot-4 and 6-foot and weighs between 150 and 175 pounds, police said.