Pair of robberies reported in Lawndale

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Police warned Lawndale residents of two recent robberies in the neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

In each incident, someone walked up to the victims, showed a handgun and demanded or took their property, according to Chicago Police.

The robberies happened July 9 about 8:40 a.m. in the 4100 block of West 21st Street and about 9 a.m. in the 1900 block of South Springfield Avenue, police said.

Anyone with information about the robberies was asked to call detectives at (312) 747-8380.

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