2 men charged with robbing 2 others near South Side Red Line station
Chicago police said both men were taken into custody just after 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 8700 block of South State Street.
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Chicago police said both men were taken into custody just after 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 8700 block of South State Street.
The security footage shows those two men inside the Family Dollar near 79th and Crandon in November.
Police say they pistol-whipped a security guard before someone outside the store shot a third person.
Kyler Reese, 21, and Chaun Allen, 22, both have been charged in federal court with conspiracy, robbery of a mail carrier, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
The 17-year-old was charged with three felony counts of armed robbery, and a felony count of aggravated battery, among other charges.
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It's the second reported robbery on the university's campus this month.
The boys, 16 and 17, were arrested minutes apart Saturday afternoon in the 2700 block of North Leavitt Street and 1900 block of West Diversey Parkway.
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.
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.
University of Chicago police are looking for a group of armed robbers who targeted three students on campus Saturday morning.
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.
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