South Shore restaurants robbed in November

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Several restaurants in the South Shore neighborhood were robbed in November.

In each incident, people entered small restaurants and showed a handgun before taking property and money, according to an alert from Chicago Police.

The robberies happened at:

  • 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 11 in the 2100 block of East 71st Street;
  • 12:53 p.m. on Nov. 13 in the 2100 block of East 71st Street; and
  • 11:18 p.m. on Nov. 23 in the 7100 block of South Jeffery.

The suspects are generally described as one or two black males between 5-foot-10 and 6-foot, and 200 and 235 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8382.

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