Police warn of Bronzeville robberies

Police are cautioning residents of Bronzeville after two robberies were reported within blocks of each other earlier this month.

According to an alert from police, the robberies occurred about 6:30 p.m. on March 8 in the 3500 block of South Indiana and about 8:05 a.m. on March 10 in the 200 block of East 35th Street.

In both cases, three males approached a victim and either demanded or forcibly removed their property before running off, police said. In one robbery, one of the three suspects showed the victim a handgun tucked into his waistband.

The suspects were described as three black males between 14 and 21 years old, each standing between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-7, police said. One of the three had “sandy-colored” dreadlocks and a light complexion, while another had an afro and a dark complexion.

Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.