String of armed robberies in Hermosa prompts community alert
Sun-Times file
Four armed robberies occurred in Hermosa on the Northwest Side early Monday morning, and police are warning residents to be on alert.
In each of the robberies, armed suspects exited a black sedan and demanded people’s property, police said. In one of the incidents, the offenders hit a victim with a gun.
The robberies occurred in a 20-minute span Monday, starting at 5:35 a.m. in the 2300 block of North Kostner Avenue; 5:50 a.m. in the 4400 block of West Diversey Avenue and 4000 block of West Fullerton Avenue; and in the 1900 block of North Keeler Avenue about 5:54 a.m.
Last year, Chicago saw the largest spike in robberies in 20 years, police say.