Teen charged with multiple armed robberies in West Town, Logan Square
The teen was arrested Friday in the 1400 block of North Washtenaw Avenue.
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The teen was arrested Friday in the 1400 block of North Washtenaw Avenue.
Willie Greenwood, 27, was arrested around 11:43 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of West 23rd Street.
Emerson Watson Jr., 19, was arrested by Chicago police and U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday in the 3100 block of South Lituanica Avenue.
Chicago police believe same group is behind more than 20 armed robberies in neighborhoods on the Northwest Side.
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.
The victims are targeted just as they leave bars and order an Uber or Lyft. Police said while the victims are looking at their phones, the armed robbery crew makes its move.
University of Chicago police are looking for a group of armed robbers who targeted three students on campus Saturday morning.
The students were walking near 58th and Dorchester around 5:15 a.m. when four to five people got out of an SUV and robbed them.
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.
Police say in each incident, the suspect, seen on surveillance video from one of the robberies wearing all black or dark clothing and a ski mask, approached the victims and showed a handgun, demanded property from the victims, and then fled on foot.
The boys, both 15, were charged with felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm and criminal trespass of a vehicle. One of them received an additional charge of unlawful possession of a handgun.
The armed robbery that led to a police pursuit early Thursday morning has now launched an investigation with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Andrew Ramos reports.
According to police, three men were working outside in the 2800 block of West 59th Street when a red sedan pulled up, and two suspects approached with handguns and demanded their belongings.
The 15-year-old faces felony counts of armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon while possessing a weapon.
The boy, 17, was arrested on Wednesday in the 600 block of North Central Park Avenue and charged with two felony counts of armed robbery and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance.
The victim was identified as Jesse Kendall, an Elgin School District U-46 student. Two other teens were also shot.
He was charged with five felony counts of robbery while armed with a firearm.
Aaron Thompson, 29, appeared for a sentencing hearing in front of Judge Brian Telander Friday, where the state asked for the maximum penalty of 45 years.
The robberies occurred on the city's Near West Side between Jan. 1 and 5 in the afternoon and evening.
The teen was arrested on Thursday in the 7500 block of South Carpenter and was charged with five felony counts of armed robbery and one felony count of aggravated vehicle hijacking.
The incidents happened on Saturday in the Chatham, Little Italy, and Auburn Gresham neighborhoods
Chicago police said a 29-year-old man was working when three unknown men entered and approached him, displayed firearms, and demanded property.
Police said in each of the robberies, a group of three men wearing black hoodies and ski masks walked up to their victims with a handgun and demanded their vehicle.
Police say the 31-year-old woman was a passenger in a parked car when five people got out of another car and tried to rob.
The victim was shot in the chest and right leg, police said.
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The teen was arrested Friday in the 1400 block of North Washtenaw Avenue.
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