Armed robber strikes twice at Albany Park business

Authorities are looking for an armed robber who held up the same Albany Park business twice this month on the Northwest Side.

Both robberies happened at a business in the 4400 block of North Kedzie Avenue, according to a business alert from Chicago police.

In the first hold-up, the suspect walked into the business at 12:56 p.m. Dec. 1, pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the cash register, police said. He struck again at 5:08 p.m. Dec. 6, entering the business and demanding money at knifepoint. In both cases, he ran away on foot.

The robber is described as male between 17 and 20 years old, standing 5-foot-7 to 6-foot-1 and weighing 160 to 180 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area North detectives at 312-744-8263.

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