3 cell phone stores robbed in Northwest Side neighborhoods

In each incident, a male suspect entered a cell phone store and implied he was armed, police said

SHARE 3 cell phone stores robbed in Northwest Side neighborhoods
Three people were carjacked June 18, 2021.

Three cell phone stores were robbed June 4, 2021.

Archivos Sun-Times

Three cellphone stores were robbed Friday afternoon on the Northwest Side.

In each incident, a male suspect entered a cell phone store and implied he was armed, Chicago police said. He announced a robbery and demanded cell phones from the employee.

The male suspect took several cell phones and money from each store, police said.

The robberies happened in the:

  • 4000 block of West Armitage Avenue;
  • 3700 block of West Diversey Avenue; and
  • 3300 block of West North Avenue.

The male suspect is between 25 and 40 years old and about 5-foot-7, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Five detectives at 312-746-7394.

The Latest
Victor Wembanyama was as good as advertised on Friday, but the short-handed Bulls again put on a scoring-by-committee effort with four of the five starters netting at least 20 points. Just don’t ask them if they’re better without LaVine.
A witness told officers the shots had been fired from a gray van that fled the scene, officials said.
Andrew Hollerich scored a game-high 17 points for Loyola, which is 10-1 in the last 11 Jesuit Cup meetings. Miles Boland added 10 points and five rebounds.
Several players met the French standout in January when they played the Pistons in Paris, but actually facing Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama? Film doesn’t do him justice, Alex Caruso said.