It’s happening again in the Loop. Chicago police are warning the public about a series of gold chain snatchings that have unfolded across Grant Park, the Riverwalk, and nearby streets — a crime pattern strikingly similar to the outbreak of necklace robberies that plagued downtown one year ago.
According to an alert issued by CPD, groups of men and women have been targeting people who are walking alone, usually during daylight hours. The robbers snatch gold necklaces and chains from their victims’ necks before fleeing.
The robberies have been spread across a three-week period:
- August 1, 9:30 p.m. — 1100 block of South Columbus Drive
- August 2, 9:45 p.m. — 200 block of East Balbo Drive
- August 11, 3:44 p.m. — 300 block of South Columbus Drive
- August 13, 5:25 p.m. — 300 block of East Wacker Drive
- August 22, 8:43 a.m. — First block of East Wacker Drive
- August 22, 8:48 a.m. — First block of East Wacker Drive
- August 22, 11:00 a.m. — 200 block of East Roosevelt Drive
- August 29, 4:12 p.m. — 100 to 200 block of East Wacker Drive
Police said the offenders include one to four Hispanic men and women, ages 20 to 40, and an African American man described as wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans, and white gym shoes…