Police warn of armed robberies in Austin

Police are warning residents of three recent armed robberies in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

In each incident, someone exited the passenger side of a gray vehicle, displayed a handgun and robbed victims of their cell phones and money, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

Two robberies happened Sunday, one about 5:50 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Superior and the other about 6 a.m. in the 4900 block of West Superior, police said. A third robbery happened about 6:35 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of North Pine.

The suspect is described as a black male, between 20 and 35 years old, who was armed with an unknown caliber handgun, police said. The vehicle may be a BMW.

Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to contact Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.