CHICAGO — A robber is stealing from and beating people in and around Albany Park, police said.

The robber has struck at least four times in June. He punched his victims and stole from them, according to a Chicago Police community alert.

The robberies occurred:

2 a.m. June 6 in the 4500 block of North Kimball Avenue

10:30 a.m. June 6 in the 4000 block of North Elston Avenue

11:50 p.m. June 7 in the 3400 block of West Wilson Avenue

7:30 a.m. June 10 in the 4900 block of North Pulaski Road

The robber was described as a 20- to 39-year-old man who was 5-foot-4 to 5-foot-8 and about 160 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information about the robberies was asked to call police at 312-744-8263.