Police warn of armed robberies in Austin

Chicago Police are warning residents of armed robberies in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

In each incident, one to three men walked up to victims, pulled out a handgun and forcibly took their property, according to a community alert from police.

The robberies happened:

• At 11 p.m. June 17 in the 5100 block of West Madison;
• At 1 a.m. June 28 in the 100 block of North Lavergne;
• And at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in the 5200 block of West Gladys.

The suspects are described as one to three black men, 18-26 years old, standing 5-foot-6 to 6 feet tall and weighing 180-200 pounds, police said. They had dreadlocks, and one of the suspects had a red and green star neck tattoo.

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