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Police warn of robberies in Back of the Yards

By Sun-Times Wire

The police issued an alert to Back of the Yards residents after two strong-arm robberies over the past week in the South Side neighborhood.

One happened early Aug. 7 in the 5100 block of South Hoyne and the other was Friday evening in the 2100 block of West 52nd Street.

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