Girl, 17, charged with three robberies on CTA Red Line since September
Police said she robbed victims at the Lake, Monroe, and Garfield stops on the Red Line.
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Police said she robbed victims at the Lake, Monroe, and Garfield stops on the Red Line.
A DuPage County judge granted prosecutors' motion to detain Max Bosco, 26, and Emily Frasca, 24, both of Naperville.
Authorities say the pair was behind the attempted robbery of a woman at an ATM in Naperville, Illinois, and the holdup of a convenience store in Lisle.
The robber took the victim's belongings and ran off the train when it arrived at the Cicero Avenue station, police said.
The delivery drivers were dropping off packages or food in the 6800 block of South Ada Street when a man came up with a gray handgun and demanded their property.
Police said the victim was on the train when he was approached by the suspects, who took his cell phone. When he tried to get it back, he was beaten by the group.
The teen was arrested on Wednesday in the 11300 block of South Normal Avenue and charged with three felony counts of aggravated robbery with an indication of a firearm.
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The robbery happened at 6:14 a.m. on a train at the Fullerton station.
Police said the 45-year-old victim was on a train at the Fullerton stop when he was approached by several people who struck him several times, and then took his personal property. The robbers ran from the scene.
Police said in each incident, the victims were approached after leaving a tavern and waiting for a rideshare by three to four men who displayed a handgun or used physical force before demanding the victim's property and leaving the scene.
The 17-year-old boy was charged with four felony counts of robbery and three felony counts of aggravated battery to a transit employee/passenger. He also received an additional aggravated battery charge, causing great bodily harm.
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Three suspects were then taken into custody, ISP said.
The chain of events started with a robbery targeting a delivery driver on Chicago's West Side.
The chain of events started with a robbery targeting a delivery driver on Chicago’s West Side.
Police have released surveillance images of the robbers, and asked anyone who recognizes them to contact CPD public transit detectives at 312-745-4706.
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