Berwyn Police Blotter
Robber preys on woman
April 26, 2008, 10:58 PM
A weeping woman called 911 to report she had been robbed in the 1900 block of Harvey/Lombard alley, close to 19th. The 18-year-old woman, a Chicago resident, said she was walking east on 19th when a man approached her from the west and asked for a cigarette. She gave him one and walked on, but heard feet run up behind her. The same man, she said, grabbed her face, covered her mouth and pulled her into the alley. She fell to the ground as he yanked her purse from her. The robber fled on foot southbound through the alley. He also stole an earring from her person by force. She described the robber as a male white, 20-22 years old, 5’8” to 5’10”, 180 lbs, thin, short hair, dressed in jeans and a grey hoodie. She said the man had freckles and a large bump or ridge on his forehead.
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