Tow truck drivers robbed at gunpoint on South Side (IL) "Updated

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CHICAGO - Police have issued a community alert after several tow truck drivers were robbed at gunpoint after meeting with people to purchase a vehicle on the South Side.

 

In each incident, tow truck drivers arrive in South Side neighborhoods to buy a junk vehicle when two gunmen take their belongings at gunpoint, police said.

 

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Updated 02.03.22

CHICAGO (CBS) — Armed robbers continue targeting tow truck drivers in the Washington Heights neighborhood.

Police are warning of five cases — two of them happening on the same block of Lowe.

 

The most recent heist took place Thursday night around 6:00 p.m. on Halsted. In each incident, the tow truck drivers respond to purchase a junk vehicle. Once they arrive, two people rob them at gunpoint.

 

The suspects were seen driving an older model Volkswagen sedan, according to authorities.

 

Police are reminding people to report suspicious activity immediately.