Robberies reported in Ashburn

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Police are warning residents about two robberies over the past month in the Ashburn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The robberies occurred at noon on Sept. 6 in the 8300 block of South St. Louis Avenue and about 5:30 p.m. on Sept.13 in the 3400 block of West 82nd Street, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

In these incidents, the suspect approached the victims while near their vehicles and demanded their belongings.

The suspect is described as a 19- to 28-year-old black man, between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-7 with black hair, police said.

Anyone with information about the burglaries is asked to contact Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8382.

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