The robbery occurred on the 3200 block of North Racine Avenue, near the intersection of Racine and West School Street.
The victim was accosted by a thin African-American man and heavy, or "fat" African-American woman. The male suspect was wearing a knee-length coat and the female suspect was wearing a waist-length jacket. Both perpetrators were wearing dark-colored or black clothing.
Police said the not-so-dynamic duo was armed with a revolver. However, authorities did not disclose what was stolen.
After the robbery, the offenders fled southbound on North Racine Avenue.
Around 2:50 a.m., police stopped a woman near the intersection of Belmont and Sheffield, and brought the victim to the location to make an identification. The police had the wrong woman.
It's a shame that we can't be out at certain hours of the night without worrying about getting attacked by these bottom feeders. Hell, it's a shame we can't walk around this city at ANY hour without worrying about that.
ReplyDeletetowanda, I moved to Uptown in 1993. Even though a lot of people told me it was a bad neighborhood, Uptown was a relatively safe place to live back then. Flash-forward to 2000 and beyond - all that changed. All of a sudden, there were gobs of thugs and thugettes (as my mom would say) cluttering the streets.
ReplyDeleteI actually lived in Lincoln Park for a couple of years. My mom has a home in that neighborhood. I loved it, but I missed Uptown and moved back.
Well, needless to say, I no longer live in Uptown.
From the mid-1960s onwards, the "Don't Walk Around The City and Sleep In Parks & Beaches" rule has been in effect. Some Beach Yuppies learned that lesson in 2008 or 2009.
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