The Brief
- Chicago police are investigating two cellphone robberies in the Loop that may be connected.
- The incidents happened on North State Street and East Jackson Boulevard in early May, with victims’ phones forcibly taken.
- Police are searching for three to four suspects and have not announced any arrests.
CHICAGO – Chicago police are warning residents and visitors about a pair of cellphone robberies in the Loop that investigators believe may be connected.
Downtown Chicago cellphone robberies
The backstory:
According to a CPD community alert, the two robberies involved groups of people targeting unsuspecting victims on downtown streets.
Police said one robbery happened around 6 p.m. on May 3 in the 100-200 block of North State Street. The second happened in the first block of East Jackson Boulevard around 5 p.n. on May 6.…