Oak Park police investigate armed robberies

Oak Park police are investigating several recent incidents of armed robbery that were reported in the village, according to police activity reports.

On the afternoon of Aug. 16, a Chicago resident was walking in the 300 block of South Taylor Avenue in Oak Park when a man exited from the passenger seat of a Honda Civic with tinted windows and drew a knife on them. The man reportedly demanded money from the victim, who handed over an estimated $400, according to police.

The man then stepped back into the car, which fled eastbound on Randolph Street, according to police…

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