CHICAGO - Chicago police are warning Logan Square residents about a string of robberies tied to Facebook Marketplace meetups.

Logan Square robberies

What we know:

Police said two suspects arranged to meet victims under the guise of buying items. Once at the agreed location, they either point a Glock handgun at the victims or physically push them before running off with the merchandise.

Five robberies were reported across two blocks in a roughly month-long period. They happened in either the 2000 block of North Kedzie or the 2000 block of North Sawyer.

Kedzie Avenue

At 10:25 p.m. on July 18

At 9:20 a.m. on July 24

At 8:15 a.m. on July 29

Sawyer Avenue

At 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 6

At 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 22

The suspects were described as two Black men between 18 and 25 years old. O

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