People robbed of Canada Goose coats at gunpoint in Chicago
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Chicago police are reporting gunpoint robberies targeting people wearing pricey Canada Goose jackets as temperatures plunge in the city.
Over the past two weeks, police say there's been a spate of the thefts in which people wearing the luxury coats have been targeted and forced to give up the jackets. The coats can cost upward of $1,000 and are often seen on celebrities.
Six people had their Canada Goose coats stolen last week and two more were targeted Wednesday.
Police say two men jumped from a Mercedes, showed a gun and punched a 54-year-old man before forcibly taking his coat and wallet Wednesday. The same night, two men showed a gun to a 23-year-old man walking with a friend and demanded his Canada Goose coat.
Surveillance footage showed a man being robbed of his coat, the Washington Post reported.
No one has been arrested in connection with the robberies.
The coats retail from $500 to $1,200, according to its website. The most expensive coat on the site currently costs $1,695. The popular jackets are recognizable by a patch on the coat’s arm that says “Canada Goose Arctic Program.” The jackets have been seen on a number of celebrities including rapper Drake and model Kate Upton.
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What a bunch of dumb asses. Killing geese so they can wear a jacket of Goose down...They deserve to have their jackets taken..
Goose Power.
People - LoJack your goose coats!
Winter jackets as a form of currency or measure of wealth. And they say climate change is a hoax.