Chicago police investigating 2 Logan Square armed robberies blocks, minutes apart

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men robbed two liquor stores blocks and minutes apart Wednesday night, Chicago police said.

Investigators said they happened at 10:50 and 10:59 p.m. in the 3000- and 3500-block of West Fullerton Avenue in Logan Square.

The masked robbers pulled out guns and took money from cash drawers before running off, according to police.

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In the second incident, they also took items from the employees.

No one was hurt in either robbery.

A clerk Albany Food and Liquor said their store has been robbed twice in one week. The last robbery was Saturday, when a cashier was pistol-whipped, and cash was stolen from registers around 10:45 p.m.

The owner of the store did not want to talk on a camera, but the owner of a business next door said it's concerning.

"It's very bad for anyone to rob the store. You know, nowadays everyone is suffering. They rob because people don't want to work; it's very bad," said Saroj Patel of Sara Professionals.

No one is in custody, and Area Five detectives are investigating.

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