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2 food deliverers robbed on same Chatham block

The robberies happened about 1 p.m. March 25 and about 8:35 p.m. March 27 in the 900 block of East 84th Street, Chicago police said.

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Two people were robbed in March 2020 in the 900 block of East 84th Street.

Two people were robbed in March 2020 in the 900 block of East 84th Street.

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Two food deliverers were robbed within days of each other on the same block in Chatham on the South Side.

The robberies happened about 1 p.m. March 25 and about 8:35 p.m. March 27 in the 900 block of East 84th Street, Chicago police said.

In both incidents, the victim was making a food delivery when one or two people approached with guns and robbed them, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area South detectives at 312-747-8273.

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