Teen charged in armed robbery of woman at CTA Red Line station
Chicago police said the teen was arrested by officers and the Mass Transit Tactical Team on Friday in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Avenue.
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Chicago police said the teen was arrested by officers and the Mass Transit Tactical Team on Friday in the 5100 block of South Wentworth Avenue.
The girl was charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery, one count of robbery, one count of attempted robbery, and one misdemeanor count of obstructing identification.
The teen was treated by Fire Department personnel on scene and did not go to the hospital.
Two women got into a quarrel on the No. 29 State Street bus at 87th Street, and one of them pulled a gun.
The shooting happened Wednesday morning on the train near the Argyle stop.
The mayor did not provide any specifics about what new ideas he would consider for the Chicago Transit Authority, and he refused to discuss whether a change in leadership was necessary going forward.
In a news conference the same day as an incident in which a man was shot in the Red Line, he mayor did not provide any specifics about what new ideas he would consider for the Chicago Transit Authority, and he refused to discuss whether a change in leadership was necessary going forward. Sabrina Franza reports.
Some passengers who witnessed the shooting reportedly jumped into action and held down the shooter until police arrived and arrested her.
No one was in custody late Tuesday.
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The robberies happened Tuesday night on a southbound train near the Bryn Mawr, Sheridan, and Clark and Division stations, according to CPD.
The robberies happened Tuesday night on a southbound train near the Bryn Mawr, Sheridan, and Clark and Division stations, according to CPD.
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The train had just pulled into a station at the time, police said. Police did not specify which station.
The theft happened at an unspecified stop on the Pink Line.
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Social media shows the employee clad in a neon CTA vest—intervening as a colleague was attacked.
The CTA employee said he also cannot go to work to do his dream job of fixing buses while he is injured. Sabrina Franza reports.
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