Off-duty police officer robbed at gunpoint in Lakeview

An off-duty Chicago police officer was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood, according to police sources.

The officer, a 35-year-old man, was walking with a 29-year-old woman in the 3100 block of North Ravenswood around 9:35 p.m. when a dark-colored SUV abruptly stopped and several men got out with handguns, an official said.

One of the gunmen demanded the pair’s personal belongings. After the robbers collected the items, including the officer’s police star-shaped badge, they took off in the SUV.

The officer’s star was later recovered in the area.

The offenders are described as several black men between the ages of 16 and 20.