Saturday, July 16, 2011

Uptown: Armed robbery on Winthrop


A victim was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, around 7:25 p.m., said police.

According to preliminary information, the robbery occurred on the 5100 block of North Winthrop, near Winthrop and Winona.

Details are sketchy, but at least two male black offenders were involved in the armed robbery; which involved the use of silver handgun, said investigators.

One suspect is believed to be in his late teens or early twenties, approximately six-feet-tall, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, a black hat, and dark-colored baggy jeans.

A second offender was wearing a long sleeve red t-shirt with a hood on it and black cargo pants.

A wallet and other items were stolen, said police.

If you witnessed this crime, please contact the police.

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3 comments:

  1. that's spectacular. the criminals just don't care about the cops anymore, obviously.

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  2. But isn't that area "diversity" utopia? Again, I'm sorry that gay people, in this day and age, feel they have to live in squalor. I will no longer associate with them until they exhibit some TRUE pride.

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  3. "But isn't that area "diversity" utopia?"

    Where'd you hear that?

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