Five people robbed in Chicago in just a one-hour period in Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods

By FOX 32 Digital Staff

Updated May 14, 2022 4:13pm CDT

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CHICAGO - Chicago police are warning residents of the Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods to watch out for a robber who targeted five victims in a one-hour period on Saturday.

The robber walks up, threatens the victim with a gun, takes their stuff, jumps into a car and takes off.

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Chicago police said five robberies happened on Saturday:

5500 block of N. Kenmore Ave in Edgewater on May 14 at 12:10 a.m.
5600 block of N. Kenmore Ave in Edgewater on May 14 at 12:30 a.m.
2100 block of W. Birchwood Ave in Rogers Park on May 14 at 12:53 am
5600 block of N. Broadway in Edgewater on May 14 at 1:15 a.m.
5800 block of N. Winthrop Ave in Edgewater on May 14 at 1:15 a.m.