Police: Series of robberies reported on Southwest Side

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Police are warning residents about three recent robberies on the Southwest Side.

The robber or robbers walked up to victims before demanding vehicles and other property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

The robberies happened:

• about 1:55 a.m. May 20 in the 3500 block of West 72nd Place in the Marquette Park neighborhood;

• about 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the 8400 block of South Tripp Avenue in the Scottsdale neighborhood; and

• about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 7700 block of South Sawyer Avenue in the Ashburn neighborhood.

One of the robbers is described as a 20 to 32-year-old black man, standing between 5-foot-6 and 6-feet, weighing 140 to 200 pounds and wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, police said. The other robber is described as a 5-foot-6, 140-pound black man between 20 and 25 years old.

Anyone with information should contact Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8382.

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