Crime & Safety
Woman Robbed on Sterling Place
A Prospect Heights woman was held-up at gunpoint in Prospect Heights and had her iPhone stolen.
A 41-year-old woman was robbed on Sterling Place between Washington and Underhill avenues late Monday night.
The woman woman told police that a man approached her with a firearm around 11:25 p.m. and forced her to give him her iPhone. He did not attempt to take any other possessions.
The police described the perpetrator as a black male, but did not have his approximate height, weight or age. No arrests have been made.
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