13-Nov-16 – Chicago police were in the right place at the right time last month, passing a robbery in River North as it was happening.

Three roommates from the Uptown community were in River North on October 17 at about 10:40 p.m. when they were approached by six men who tried to rob them in the 800 block of North Dearborn Street.

One of the robbers, Leandrew Wallace Jr. (right), age 21, grabbed one of the victims by the arm while another robber, Deangelo Dixon (left), age 23, went through his pockets and threatened to kill him, pretending to have a gun under his sweatshirt.

At about that time, a squad car from the 18th police district approached and the victims flagged it down. The other men got away but Wallace and Dixon were detained, charged with attempted aggravated robbery, and had their bail set at $150,000 each. While processing Dixon for arrest, police found $1,403 in his backpack.