Man charged with attempted sexual assault on CTA Yellow Line train
A man has been charged with beating and trying to sexually assault a woman on board a CTA Yellow Line train last week in Evanston.
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A man has been charged with beating and trying to sexually assault a woman on board a CTA Yellow Line train last week in Evanston.
Investigators said the suspect boarded the train at the Howard Street CTA Station in Chicago.
Police said the suspect attempted to flee the scene in a gray sedan and hit a pole.
A suspect was arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted in Chicago's River West neighborhood early Monday morning. Tara Molina reports.
Police sources said the suspected the victim was a rideshare passenger. Tara Molina reports.
A suspect was arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted in Chicago's River West neighborhood early Monday morning.
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Romel Campoverde, 45, worked as a security guard at Farragut Career Academy, and in July 2023, he was hit with 11 charges in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. Tara Molina reports.
A former Chicago Public Schools student is suing the Chicago Board of Education, claiming it failed to conduct a proper background check on the security guard who is charged with sexually assaulting her. Tara Molina reports.
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Police said the fake rideshare driver picked up female victims in a midsize black SUV, and later sexually assaulted them.
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Murtaza Hameed, 46, of Naperville, was ordered held until trial.
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Police said the robbery happened early Saturday, Aug. 30, in the 900 block of West Lake Street in the Fulton Market District. The Morgan Street Green and Pink Line stop is located at that address.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
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