Teen charged with multiple armed robberies on South, Southwest Sides
The teen was charged with five felony counts of armed robbery.
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The teen was charged with five felony counts of armed robbery.
Police say one man is responsible for robbing numerous sandwich shops across a wide swath of Chicago – sometimes at gunpoint. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Chicago police say members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force arrested the teen on Friday, in the 1000 block of North Drake Avenue.
Three suspects jumped into Wilfredo Cintron and his son's ice cream truck and took all the cash they had, before taking off.
Three to five young men wearing ski masks jump out of a black SUV and displayed a weapon before demanding the victims' belongings.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports the 26-year-old victim was just trying to do his job. He and the other customers in the store handed away their wallets and belongings, and still, that suspect started firing.
CBS 2'S Noel Brennan spoke to the jewelry store's general manager in Bridgeview, who was held at gunpoint behind the counter.
"Should've never happened. Whatever, whatever they asked for it, we provided," Patel said. "He was just pulling out his wallet and he shot him."
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports, the store owner is shocked and saddened, saying nothing like this has happened, adding that the clerk and customers gave the robbers their belongings, but the suspect kept shooting.
Martel Erving, 41, was arrested on Tuesday by the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, in the 8500 block of South Crandon Avenue.
In each case, armed robbers approach victims on the street and steal their property while threatening force.
Police said three men armed with handguns would exit out of a vehicle, approach victims, and demand their personal property – including wallets, cash, and phones.
Among those targeted were customers at a late-night hot dog stand and an employee at a 24-hour convenience store.
Chicago police are working to determine if four armed robberies overnight are connected.
Around 2:15 p.m. on June 23, a postal carrier was the victim of an armed robbery near 99th and Seeley.
An armed robber shot the man in the face after demanding his belongings near 120th and Union.
Police say two men approached the victims while displaying a handgun and demanded their vehicle and property.
Chicago police issued two separate warnings of armed robberies across the city.
The carrier was robbed on May 19 around 3:11 p.m., in the 1000 block of North Hamlin Avenue.
Thieves have targeted people walking late at night near 51st and 55th Street - holding them at gunpoint while they steal cell phones and wallets.
Brandon Harris, 25, was arrested Wednesday by the Great Lakes Regional Task Force, in the 7700 block of South Coles Avenue.
The victims related that after exiting the CVS store a man approached, displayed a handgun tucked into his waistband, and then proceeded to a purse from one of the women.
Police arrested both teens – one in the 0-100 block of West Jackson Boulevard and the other in the 200 block of South State Street.
Over a span of two and a half hours, the four robbers held up at least six people.
The suspects are accused of robbing a 15-year-old boy in Logan Square Monday night around 7:00.
