CHICAGO (WLS) — Robbers have been targeting seniors in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood, police warned on Friday.
Police said in each incident, a group approaches a senior citizen and shove or punch them. The suspects brandish a pocketknife and/or spray their victims with mace or pepper spray.
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The thieves then search the victim and take belongings from their pockets or purses.
The robberies, which have targeted people between 63 and 80 years old, happened at the following times and locations:
- 2200-block of South Princeton Avenue on Nov. 15 at 6:15 p.m.
- 2200-block of South Princeton Avenue on Nov. 17 at 7 a.m.
- 2300-block of South Stewart Avenue on Nov. 17 at 9 a.m.
- 300-block of West 23rd Street on Nov. 19 at 5:15 p.m.
- 200-block of West 22nd Place on Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m.
There are at least three offenders, police said.
One suspect is described as a man between 30 …