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Logan Square Armed Robbers Call Victims Over To Their White SUV, Then Pull Gun

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LOGAN SQUARE — Police are looking for suspects following three armed robberies in Logan Square.

In two of the three incidents, a group of robbers in a white SUV, possibly a Jeep, called the victim over to their car, pulled a gun and robbed them, according to a police-issued alert.

The incidents happened in the:

• 3400 block of West Altgeld Street on Aug. 1 at 12:10 a.m.

• 2900 block of West Belden Avenue on August 6 at 12:15 a.m.

• 1800 block of North Sawyer Avenue on August 12 at 11:27 p.m.

One of the victim’s gave police a partial license plate number of M20.

Anyone with information about these crimes is urged to call detectives at (312) 744-8263.

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