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Be Cautious on the Lakefront Path by Belmont: Crime Targeting Cyclists

Has anyone heard about this? 

A robbery crew targeted people along the Lakefront Path near Belmont Harbor yesterday afternoon—repeatedly tossing bikes in front of oncoming bicyclists in an effort to knock people down so they could be robbed according to multiple witnesses and one known victim.

Reports started coming in shortly before 2PM from people along the bike path between Belmont and the landmark totem pole, according to police. All of the reports said that two men on bikes and one man on foot were trying to steal bikes and other property after knocking people down along the lakefront.

Police were unable to locate the offenders, but one man later showed up at Illinois Masonic Medical Center for treatment of injuries that he suffered in an attack at the north end of Belmont Harbor. Officers have categorized the incident as an armed robbery—with the weapon being a bicycle.

Full story:

http://www.cwbchicago.com/2016/06/robbery-crew-targeted-bicyclists-...

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Maybe the citizens don't notice because it is a step up from their neighborhood school (aka crumbling prison).

 http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-rauner-cps-crum...

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