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Thieves using Facebook Marketplace to rob residents at gunpoint on the South Side

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  November 5, 2021 6:11am CDT
Crime and Public Safety
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CHICAGO - Chicago police are warning South Side residents about a recent string of armed robberies that happen after a seller is contacted on Facebook Marketplace.

At least 15 thefts and armed robberies have been reported in the South Chicago neighborhood since September, according to a community alert from Chicago police. 

In multiple incidents, thieves have contacted people selling items on Facebook Marketplace and instructed them to bring items to a location where they are robbed at gunpoint, police said.

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Thefts and/or armed robberies have been reported at the following locations.

  • Sept. 6 at 8050 S. Chappel Ave.
  • Sept. 11 at 8050 S. Chappel Ave.
  • Sept. 16 at 80001 S. Chappel Ave.
  • Sept. 17 at 7900 S. Jeffery Blvd.
  • Sept. 19 at 7940 S. Chappel Ave.
  • Oct. 6 at 8050 S. Chappel Ave.
  • Oct. 9 at 2031 E. 80th St.
  • Oct. 9 at 8050 S. Chappel Ave.
  • Oct. 19 at 2035 E. 80th St.
  • Oct. 28 at 2040 E. 80th St.
  • Oct. 31 on 2346 E. 79th St.
  • Nov. 1 at 2015 E. 79th St.
  • Nov. 2 at 8050 S. Chappel Ave.
  • Nov. 3 at 2015 E. 79th St.

If anyone has information, they are asked to call Area 2 detectives (312) 747-8273.