Man robbed at knifepoint in Wrigleyville

Written By Chicago News Report on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | 7/17/2012 09:44:00 PM

A man was robbed at knifepoint in Chicago’s Wrigleyville, Lakeview neighborhood, said police.

The robbery happened around 9:18 p.m. on the 3500 block of North Sheffield Avenue, near Sheffield and Addison, on the city’s North Side, said police.

Investigators said two black males, one of them armed with a 4-inch knife with a black handle, stole the victim’s wallet containing $300.

One suspect is approximately 19-years-old and he was wearing a red hat and a white T-shirt.

The other thief is in his 30s, about 6-feet-tall, 190 pounds with a short Afro. 

After the robbery, both offenders ran southbound from 3542 North Sheffield Avenue; which is where authorities said the incident occurred.

Police searched the nearby Addison CTA Red Line station, but as of 9:44 p.m., the suspects remained at large.  

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