Boy, 15, charged in South Side armed robberies last summer
A 15-year-old boy is charged with robbing multiple people at gunpoint on the city's South Side last summer.
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A 15-year-old boy is charged with robbing multiple people at gunpoint on the city's South Side last summer.
The University of Chicago issued a security alert Thursday following the three armed robberies that happened overnight just minutes apart.
A man was robbed of his belongings at gunpoint while walking in the Loop Wednesday morning.
CBS 2's Tara Molina took a closer look Tuesday at the crimes - and what is being done to keep the youngest offenders in Chicago from getting charged again.
The woman was driving a red Kia sedan when she approached the victims, flashed a knife, and demanded their purse.
The crimes happened just minutes apart in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
The victim was carjacked and pistol-whipped, according to police.
The victim was struck once on the leg and was transported to the University of Chicago where he is listed in good condition.
A man is hospitalized after being shot during a robbery at a retail store on the city's Far North Side.
The crimes happened during the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.
A 17-year-old boy is charged with robbing two people and attempting to rob a third person at gunpoint in Logan Square Wednesday.
Police say the men were going back to their car at a parking garage at the time.
A 55-year-old woman was robbed while sitting inside her car on the city's Lower West Side Wednesday morning.
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An alert for residents on Chicago's Near Northwest and West Sides following a string of armed robberies Friday morning.
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Police said upon arrival, a man would approach them and display a handgun before taking their money and/or cell phones.
According to Chicago police, the suspect showed a gun and then started taking merchandise off store shelves.
Responding officers located the suspect as he attempted to flee and was placed into custody.
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Chicago police are warning about a series of armed robberies and carjackings on the North and West sides. In each case, two to four people jump out of a car, flash guns, and demand the victims' money and car keys.
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This robbery happened just a block from where 23-year-old Dakotah Earley was shot and nearly killed this past spring.
The robbery was caught on camera Wednesday, just steps from where Dakotah Earley was shot and nearly killed back in May. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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