Logan Square armed robbery victim tells his harrowing story
A man bringing supplies to his family business in Logan Square gets guns pointed at his head. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman spoke with that man who now wants his neighbors to be aware.
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A man bringing supplies to his family business in Logan Square gets guns pointed at his head. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman spoke with that man who now wants his neighbors to be aware.
Troopers chased the suspect on foot and placed them into custody. A weapon was also recovered.
The teen was taken into custody and charged with six felony counts of armed robbery, one felony count of discharging a firearm, and one felony count of attempted armed robbery.
Police say it started in Bensenville with a call of a break-in at a Chase ATM on Grand Avenue. One person was taken into custody.
Metra UP West trains were stopped Wednesday evening because of a police search in the western suburbs.
The robbery happened on Saturday. Meanwhile on Sunday night into Monday morning, seven more robberies were reported in various parts of the city. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Four unidentified males got out of a vehicle and started showing handguns and demanding the victims' belongings.
Chicago police and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 25-year-old James Mondie on Thursday, in the 7800 block of South Burnham Avenue.
The offenders tried to get away with the money, but police arrested them and recovered two guns.
The robberies happened within an hour between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. in the Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods.
The robberies happened Friday morning within an hour between 6:40 and 7:40 a.m. in the Brighton Park, Gage Park, Englewood, and Back of the Yards neighborhoods.
Lake County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 24800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, for a report of an armed robbery.
In all four robberies, they were in a white sedan and used rifles.
One of the robberies happened right outside the Four Moon Tavern in Roscoe Village and was caught on camera. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Chicago police are investigating five armed robberies that happened on the city's North Side.
The details in each case are similar, but police aren't connecting them just yet.
The incident happened at 2:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of North Ashland Avenue.
It is a scene replaying itself in many parts of the city – armed robbers targeting people on the street.
It is a scene replaying itself in many parts of the city – armed robbers targeting people on the street. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez talked with one recent victim.
Police said Nicholas Wardford twice robbed a sandwich shop in the 1200 block of South Canal, and also robbed a sandwich shop in the 600 block of South Wabash.
They all happened in a span of two hours in these locations, between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday.
The robberies happened in the Near West Side, West Ridge, Forest Glen, and Portage Park neighborhoods.
They say the gunmen jumped out of stolen cars and took personal belongings from victims on the sidewalk.
There's a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case.
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