Robbers strike twice in same Woodlawn block: police

Police are warning residents about a pair of robberies reported last week in Woodlawn on the South Side.

The hold-ups occurred less than two hours apart Oct. 25 in the 6200 block of South Rhodes Avenue, according to Chicago police.

The suspect in the first robbery, reported about 1 a.m., was described as a 22-year-old man standing about 5-foot-8 and weighing about 145 pounds, police said.

The second robbery involved three suspects stealing a maroon 2008 Mazda 3 with an Illinois license plate of ZX29809 with tinted windows about 2:50 a.m., police said.

Two of them were described as men 20 or 21-years-old; one about 5 feet tall and the other about 5-foot-11, police said. The third suspect was described as a 5-foot-4 woman about the same age.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.

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