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Chicago police are warning commuters on the South Side about a group of men who robbed several people on CTA property in July.
In each incident, three men in their 20s approached the victim and pretended to ask for a lighter or offered to sell loose cigarettes, then attacked them and stole their property, Chicago police said. At least one of these robberies happened on a Red Line train.
The robberies happened:
- Between 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. July 7 in the 200 block of West 63rd Street near the 63rd St. Red Line station;
- About 2 a.m. July 21 in the first block of West 69th Street near the 69th St. Red Line station;
- About 2:50 p.m. July 26 in the 6600 block of South State Street; and
- About 7 p.m. July 31 in the 700 block of East 65th Street.
Anyone with information about these robberies is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.