The Chicago Police Department (CPD)\u00a0issued a community alert about a recent string of armed robberies across the city, including in Beverly.<\/p>\n
On Sept. 2, CPD\u00a0officials said,\u00a0in multiple incidents a suspect entered a small retail store or restaurant, displayed a black handgun and demanded money from employees.<\/p>\n
According to the CPD, incidents occurred throughout the city in August, including in Beverly on the 2400 block of West 103rd Street on Aug. 31 at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
The suspect was described by CPD as a white Hispanic male between the ages of 20 to 30 years old, with a height of 5\u201906\u201d to 5\u201908\u201d and around 160 pounds, wearing a beige baseball cap, a blue camouflage hooded sweatshirt\/black White Sox hooded sweatshirt\/black North Face jacket, cross-body bag, black cargo pants and black gym shoes.<\/p>\n
Authorities said similar crimes\u00a0have occurred on the 3900 block of South Archer Avenue on Aug. 9 at 5:18 p.m.; on the 6000 block of West Higgins Avenue on Aug. 19 at 11:50 a.m.; on the 2000 block of North Damen Avenue on Aug. 19 at 1:38 p.m.; and on the 2700 block of North Harlem Avenue on Aug. 26 at 7:21 p.m.<\/p>\n