The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is alerting residents in south Charlotte about a series of armed robberies targeting Latino areas.

Officer Claudio Jimenez spoke in a video on CMPD's Spanish Facebook page about the incidents. Jimenez is a Latino outreach specialist with the department. His Spanish-language video was translated by WCNC Charlotte.

He said armed juvenile suspects have robbed multiple people in Hispanic neighborhoods in south Charlotte, particularly around liquor stores. The robberies have happened near the intersection of Old Pineville Road and Archdale Drive and on Nations Ford Road.

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