6700 S. Constance Ave. — Approximate Site of Three Armed Robberies
Three armed robberies hit the same block of South Constance Avenue in South Shore within a four-day span, and Chicago police say they still have no useful description of the attackers. Each time, the same combination struck: two men and one woman approaching victims on foot before demanding their belongings at gunpoint.
The robberies unfolded on the 6700 block of South Constance Avenue, in the Jackson Park Highlands district just south of the southern edge of Jackson Park at 67th Street, according to CBS News. The first incident happened at 8 a.m. on Oct. 28, followed by a second robbery at 9:30 p.m. the next night. The third struck Saturday night at 10:45 p.m., closing out a string of crimes on the same residential stretch in under a week.
Robbers Demanded Property and Stole Cars
In each robbery, the two men and one woman approached a victim on foot and demanded property at gunpoint, the outlet’s report states. The robbers also demanded that victims transfer money directly from their digital wallets, adding a modern twist to an old-fashioned stickup. After two of the three incidents, the attackers went a step further, stealing the victims’ cars and driving away in them…