3 teens charged in North Side armed robbery, attempted armed robbery
The boys, ages 15 to 17, were arrested and charged with felony armed robbery and attempted armed robbery.
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The boys, ages 15 to 17, were arrested and charged with felony armed robbery and attempted armed robbery.
Police said 18-year-old Johnny Anderson allegedly participated in the armed robbery of three men in West Englewood on Feb. 20 and the attempted armed robbery of a 41-year-old man in Gage Park on Feb. 1.
Gabriela Ochoa, 31, was gunned down in the second disturbing crime this month near a popular park.
Police said the woman was shot after an unknown man tried to rob her of her belongings.
Investigation into the shooting indicated that the suspect attempted to take her belongings before shooting her.
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The boys, 13, 16, and 17 years of age, were charged with multiple felonies, including one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon and three counts of armed robbery with a firearm.
The Lake County Sheriff's deputies Identified the robbery suspect as 40-year-old Chritina A. Linter. She was charged with attempted aggravated robbery.
The victim's daughter said other incidents in the neighborhood have her concerned for her safety.
The man was one of three people who entered the Family Dollar store in South Shore before one pistol-whipped a security guard, police say. Jermont Terry reports.
The three suspects approached the victim on board a train at the 47th Street station, displayed a knife, maced the victim, and tried to take their belongings.
Just steps away from the scene of the robbery attempt, a vehicle burst into flames.
Around 1:45 a.m., a 25-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk near Morgan and Fulton Market when someone got out of a Ford SUV and tried to rob him with a gun.
Chicago police said the victim was standing outside when an SUV approached, and an unknown male got out, displayed a firearm, and demanded the victim's property.
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The suspect grabbed a knife and stabbed the two employees before fleeing the scene.
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Fire crews treated the victim at the scene before taking him to Northwestern Hospital in good condition.
Chicago police say just after 10:30 p.m., the 35-year-old victim was on the sidewalk in the 300 block of North Clinton Avenue when another man went up to him with a gun and demanded his belongings.
A fight ensued, and the victim was shot at multiple times by the would-be robbers, who then left the scene, police said.
Chicago police said around 1 a.m., the victim was walking on the sidewalk in the 700 block of South Laramie Avenue when a black truck approached, and two people armed with handguns got out and demanded his belongings.
Chicago police arrested the group, two 16-year-old, and two 17-year-old boys, just before 5:30 p.m. in the 800 block of North Hermitage Avenue.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Illinois, the crimes resulted in a total loss of around $3.8 million.
According to Chicago police, the victim, a 38-year-old man, was standing in an alley when an unknown male approached and demanded his property at gunpoint.
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