Police investigate 'suspicious circumstance' after armed masked man steals duffel bag with $4.5K outside Rosemont hotel

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Sunday, May 10, 2020
Man robbed of duffel bag with $4.5K by armed masked man outside Rosemont hotel
The man said he found his car damaged and when he came back outside an armed masked man robbed him of his duffel bag containing $4,500.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Police are investigating a "suspicious circumstance" outside a hotel in Rosemont Sunday morning.

At around 9:30 a.m., a man found his car damaged outside the Residence Inn on Chestnut Street. He went back into the hotel, but when he returned to his vehicle a masked man pulled out a weapon and took a duffel bag with $4,500 in it, according to police.

Officials said the man and another suspect were in a black Infiniti SUV.

Police said no police report was filed, however the incident remains under investigation. They said they believe there is no danger to the community and they are reviewing surveillance video from the area.

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