Police warn of armed robberies in Canaryville

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Police are warning South Side residents after a pair of armed robberies last week in the Canaryville neighborhood.

They both happened in the late evening hours of Nov. 23 in the 4300 block of South Union and the 600 block of West 48th Street, according to Chicago Police.

The robber was described as a black man between 18 and 22, standing between 5-foot-9 and 6-feet tall, about 180 pounds with dreadlocks, police said. He was wearing a black ski mask, hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, tan Timberland boots and a red skullcap.

Anyone with information should contact Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8382.

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