Man in wheelchair among group wanted for string of South Loop robberies

Police are searching for a man in a wheelchair and his four accomplices after they carried out a series of recent strong- arm robberies in the South Loop.

In each incident, the man in the wheelchair asked someone for change or cigarettes as they walked down the street, according to Chicago Police. A group of males then attacked the person and stole property when they complied with the man’s request. The robberies happened:

at 1: 54 a. m. June 30 in the 1200 block of SouthWabash;

at 3: 12 a. m. Tuesday in the 700 block of South Michigan; and

about 9 a. m. Tuesday in the 900 block of South Michigan.

The robber in the wheelchair is described as a black man, thought to be between the ages of 35 and 39, police said. One of the other robbers is described as a black man, believed to be between 20 and 25.