2 teens charged with armed robbery of retail stores in Chicago's Loop
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.
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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.
Authorities accuse the two 13-year-old suspects of robbing a 15-year-old boy in Logan Square Monday night around 7:00.
Police say the suspects - a man, and a woman -jumped out of a gray Kia Soul and stole wallets and cell phones from the victims at gunpoint.
Police say the suspects - a man, and a woman -jumped out of a gray Kia Soul and stole wallets and cell phones from the victims at gunpoint.
Chicago Police said the suspects have been targeting working Chicagoans as they leave for, or arrive at, their jobs.
The armed robbery in Hermosa was one of dozens that happened within a short time early this past Friday morning. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The crimes started on April 22 – with the latest occurring over Memorial Day weekend.
Daryl McKinley, 20, was arrested Wednesday by Chicago police and the Great Lakes Regional Task Force, in the 1900 block of South St. Louis Avenue.
Police say thieves are targeting people on their way to or from work, and food delivery drivers.
The robberies happened in the Bucktown, West Town, Logan Square, and Avondale neighborhoods shortly before 12:30 a.m. and went on until 1:30 a.m.
Police arrested the 16-year-old on Friday, in the 10000 block of South Prairie Avenue.
Mercedes Jackson, 26, was arrested on Thursday.
Anyone with information should call Area 5 detectives at (312) 746-7394.
The suspects approached the victim, pulled a handgun, and demanded their property, police said.
Chicago police arrested Abail Bekele, 20, in the 3700 block of North Wayne Avenue.
Two teenage boys are facing multiple charges including battery and carjacking following a string of crimes in the West Town, River North, and Near West Side neighborhoods back in March.
Police said there are to five male robbers between the ages of 15 and 25.
In two incidents, the victims were beaten before having their property taken.
Investigators say two to three men would use those sites to find the victims.
The robberies happened between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. in the Belmont Cragin and Humboldt Park neighborhoods.
The men showed their weapons and took the cash from the register.
They say the suspects walked wearing ski masks into the La Caridad Liquor Store around 10 p.m., in the 3500 block of West Fullerton Avenue.
One of the suspects is also charged with another robbery the same night nearby in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
