CPD said, in at least two recent incidents, a person responded to an ad to buy expensive shoes from Facebook Marketplace.
When they showed up, they were robbed, and in one case, police say the victim was also pepper-sprayed. In the other, the suspect inferred he had a gun, and beat the victim, police said.
The attacks happened this past weekend in the 200-block of South Maplewood Avenue on the Near West Side.
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The male suspects are described as 13 to 18 years old, 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-9, 130 to 150 pounds and wearing dark pants, a pink hoodie, a black hoodie and face masks, CPD said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Area Four detectives at 312-746-8253.
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