"As a Chicago TV crew was covering a spike in armed robberies, their reporting took an ironic twist Monday when they were robbed at gunpoint while filming.Back during the crime-ridden '70s and '80s, New York City TV stations began using unmarked vans for news crews. The advertising value of the bright logos splashed on the side was being outweighed by the "Hey, there's valuable stuff to steal in here" signal sent by the same lettering.
A reporter and photographer were about to film a live shot before 5 a.m. in the Wicker Park neighborhood, when a black SUV and a gray sedan pulled up, the Chicago Police Department said in a statement to The Washington Post. Three male suspects left the vehicles “wearing ski masks and displaying firearms” at the TV crew.
The men demanded money from the crew before stealing the camera used to film the story on robberies, as well as two bags of equipment and the photographer’s backpack..."
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