Police said those robberies happened in Brighton Park and Archer Heights between 11:10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. The group also carried out another armed robbery in North Austin earlier Saturday morning.
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In each robbery, four male suspects, whose ages were not immediately known, approached a victim who was near or at a street vendor location, police said. They took out rifles and black handguns before demanding the victim's belongings.
Police said after taking the victim's property, the suspects fled each scene in a Black Infiniti Q50. The suspects wore grey jeans, black hoodies, white or multi-color gym shoes, red gloves and black face masks.
The robberies happened at the following times and locations on Saturday:
- 1600 block of North Major Avenue at 7:30 a.m.
- 2900 block of West 47th Street at 11:15 p.m.
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- 3000 block of West 47th Street at 11:10 p.m.
- 4500 block of South Pulaski Street at 11:15 p.m.
- 4700 block of South Whipple Street at 11:30 p.m.
Police asked anyone with information to call them at 312-747-8380.
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