Devon-Milwaukee 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint; gunshots reported during car burglary on Nordica

A clerk at the 7-Eleven convenience store, 6375 N. Milwaukee Ave., reported that armed men robbed the store at about 4:10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The worker reported that three masked men entered the store and two of them displayed pistols, demanding that the cash register be opened, according to police.

The clerk added that one of the men then jumped over the counter and struck him in the head with his pistol, police said.

About $300 in cash and $1,640 in tobacco products were reported stolen along with the clerk’s cell phone, which was valued at about $1,400, police said.

The men, who fled in a vehicle, were described as Black, 5-3 to 5-7, age 17 to 27 and wearing white or black masks, black hooded sweatshirts and gloves, police said.

A man reported that suspected burglars fired about seven shots after he went outside to see why a suspicious-looking Jeep Grand Cherokee was parked alongside his wife’s parked car at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, in the 4900 block of North Nordica Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The man reported that occupants of the Cherokee yelled at him to get back and that he then heard the gunshots and saw one of the apparent offenders running toward the Cherokee, which had several occupants, according to police.

Responding officer reported finding seven shell casings in the area, and two bullet holes were found in a parked truck on the street, police said.

A woman reported that she and her father were robbed at gunpoint while she was making a withdrawal at a cash station at about 12:20 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Bank of America, 4150 N. Cicero Ave., according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

The woman reported that a masked man displaying a handgun entered the vestibule and demanded her purse and her father’s wallet and he pushed her and her father to the ground before fleeing, according to police. About $500 in cash was reported stolen in addition to the purse and wallet, police said.

An area surveillance camera recorded the incident, police said.

The gunman was described as wearing a black ski mask and a black jacket, police said.

A caller to police reported hearing eight or nine gunshots at about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, in the 3500 block of North Lavergne Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

Responding officers reported that they found five spent shell casings in the area and that they talked to the caller, who reported seeing two individuals wearing hooded sweatshirts walking on a nearby street around the time of the gunshots, according to police.

A man reported that the rear window of his 2024 Toyota Corolla was damaged by a bullet that went through it while the vehicle was parked between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, in the 5600 block of West Leland Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

A man reported that about $15,200 worth of tools were reported stolen from his work van while it was parked at about 3:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, in the 5000 block of North Natoma Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.

A witness reported that he saw two masked men who were wearing gloves place items from the van into a blue Mazda before they drove away in the Mazda, according to police.

A side window to the van was reported broken, and a reciprocating saw appeared to have been used to cut a lock on the rear cargo doors, police said.

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