Police warn of robberies along Green Line on West Side

Police are warning residents of two robberies that occurred this month on Green Line Trains between the Pulaski and Cicero stops on the West Side.

The first robbery occurred at 7:30 a.m. March 4 in the 4000 block of West Lake Street, and the second robbery occurred at 3:53 p.m. March 10 in the 4700 block of West Lake Street, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

The victims were on the CTA train when the suspects approached them and demanded their jackets and cellphones, police said.

One suspect was described as a black man between 20-29 years old, standing between 5-foot-11 and 6-foot-2 and weighing 170 pounds with dreadlocks. The second suspect was described as a black man between 19-20 years old, standing 5-foot-8, weighing 160 pounds with red dreadlocks.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.