Police warn of two armed robberies in South Shore

Police are warning residents of two armed robberies that occurred this month in the South Shore neighborhood.

The victims were approached by a male suspect with a gun, who robbed them of their cellphones, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

The robberies happened about 10:35 p.m. Sept. 6 in the 7700 block of South Constance Avenue; and about 12:50 a.m. Sept. 7 in the 1900 block of East 75th Street.

The suspect is described as a black male with dark brown complexion and hair worn in an afro. He is thought to be 16-20 years old, about 5-foot-4 and 120-140 pounds, police said.