FROM STNG WIRE REPORTSTwo armed men punched and robbed a man who was delivering a pizza in the Uptown neighborhood early Wednesday on the North Side.
About 2:30 a.m., the deliveryman exited his car and began walking towards a residence on the 4400 block of North Malden Street to deliver a pizza when he was attacked and robbed, Town Hall District police said.
Two black men wearing dark clothing walked up to him, displayed a handgun and punched him in the face before taking his money -- and possibly the pizza -- and running off, police said.
The deliveryman refused medical treatment on the scene and the two suspects are not in police custody as of 4:30 a.m.
Belmont Area detectives are investigating.
Things that suck for $1000, Alex?
ReplyDeleteAnd don't be surprised if this particular pizza place decides to stop delivering pizzas ast 2:30 a.m., at least to this location...
ReplyDeleteIt's not a good idea to eat pizza so late in the evening before bed.
ReplyDeleteI am sure the police will solve this like they did with all the shootings this summer.
ReplyDeleteFeel free to start with the gang a street over.
Change.
It's not a good idea to eat pizza so late in the evening before bed.
ReplyDeleteapparently it's not a good idea to deliver it either...
This is why citizens should be allowed to carry guns.
ReplyDeletePeople won't rob people if they didn't know whether or not their target was armed.
"People won't rob people if they didn't know whether or not their target was armed."
ReplyDeleteI am anti gun, but I must admit an armed society is a polite society.
Before this turns into a gun rights discussion, I'm going to just throw out there that I'm entirely surprised this doesn't happen more often. These guys don't carry a lot of money, but they do carry some... and they're sitting ducks for robbers. I definitely feel for them, it's a tough and pretty thankless job.
ReplyDeletePatrick:
ReplyDeleteClick your way over to Google (News), type "Pizza Deliveryman Robbed" in the search line, then hit the "Enter" key.
Those nice young men on Malden were just looking out for the health of the neighborhood isn't that right Ron and Nathaniel.
ReplyDeleteAbout two months ago a young lady from El Mariachi called us to let us know that our dinner delivery was going to be late. The driver was robbed of his money and our food on his way to deliver. I felt so bad for the guy. We tipped him extra nice.
ReplyDeleteAre we sure the two suspects weren't community organizers for a new "Night Labor" social service organization?
ReplyDeleteMaybe they know this new Uptown social service[not day labor, but training day laborers to be skilled leaders] organization?
As someone who lives on the 4400 block of Malden, I'm glad the pizza guy wasn't shot
ReplyDeleteOn a less serious note, can someone throw a cyber-muzzle on Billyjoe? Please?
Really Billyjoe?
ReplyDeleteAt what point did I say these robberies never happen? I said I'm surprised they don't happen more often.
I suppose I could be as sarcastic as you were and try to teach you how to re-read my first post, but I'm not going to stoop to your level.
The billiejoe annoying meter has just surpassed "gayle" and is reaching ever closer to "JP" levels.
ReplyDeleteWill he make it?
Will....he(or she)....make it?????
Stay tuned!
Probably a pizza man robbery ring. One guy calls in an order while his pals wait behind the bushes for the delivery. I'm all about carrying a gun while residing in Uptown.
ReplyDeleteWhy should only the criminals be able to carry guns?
ReplyDeleteIm sure the CAPS meetings will help out alot............LOL
ReplyDeletewell, since we're on the gun rights topic... for those who haven't been following, there are a number of lawsuits currently filed against the city of chicago to overturn its ban on handguns (it's been working so well hasn't it?) in light of last summer's historic overturn of washington dc's handgun ban by the supreme court.
ReplyDeleteof course in the first hearings, the lawsuit against the city was shot down, but the attorneys are now in the process of reaching the appellate courts, where their motion will be filed this week.
doubt we'll ever see the opportunity in this state to legally carry concealed weapons (currently IL and WI are the only states in the nation that have an outright ban against it), but it sure would be nice, wouldn't it?
have a good night all, stay safe!