Chicago police seek to question suspect in CTA Red Line attack of elderly passenger
A man and a woman, both between the ages of 25 and 30 years old, are seen on cell phone video of the attack.
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A man and a woman, both between the ages of 25 and 30 years old, are seen on cell phone video of the attack.
This time some hard-to-watch video shows an elderly passenger getting robbed and hit with a wine bottle.
"They said this would be a jewel of Chicago, and this is not a jewel of Chicago," said Timothy Sable. "This is literally a hazard."
As CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza reports, the flyover still hasn’t been fixed. And Franza has also learned what has been causing it to fall apart.
The CTA Brown Line flyover north of the Belmont Avenue stop is less than a year old – but for months, we have been documenting chunks of concrete falling from it. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
CTA President Dorval Carter has yet to address why he did not show up to the hearing on Wednesday.
A South Shore man is charged with a rash of pickpocket thefts that happened on the CTA over the past two weeks.
The suspect allegedly knocked the victim to the ground, took her personal property and fled.
Police initially spotted the man because he was smoking at the 79th Street station.
The suspects are all believed to be 18 to 25 years old, police said.
The man was clearly bleeding when he got off the Chicago Transit Authority train.
The victim said he was shot on a train between the Sox-35th and Cermak-Chinatown stops. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
We have learned the man arrested was a convicted felon on parole.
The suspect, Marvin Floyd, should not have had a gun to begin with, as he was a felon on parole from another gun case. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
We have learned the man arrested was a convicted felon on parole. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Chicago Police say a man was stabbed at a Green Line station Friday night, but CTA officials say it's not on their cameras.
A person is injured after being stabbed during an argument at the Ashland Green Line Station Friday night.
As we headed into the long holiday weekend Friday, many CTA Red Line riders have been feeling rattled after a series of violent crimes across the city's busiest 'L' line.
As we headed into the long holiday weekend Friday, many CTA Red Line riders have been feeling rattled after a series of violent crimes across the city's busiest 'L' line. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The first K-9 CTA units were deployed on the Red Line on Friday. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
A suspect is charged in the shooting death of a man at the CTA 69th Red Line station last month.
The CTA signed a new 18-month contract last week with Action K9 to provide up to 100 unarmed guards and 50 canines per day.
The incident happened on June 21st in the 200 block of West 47th Street.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek pressed the CTA for an interview Wednesday. The CTA declined, but did say its system is still very safe. But some recent crime victims to not agree.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek pressed the CTA for an interview Wednesday. The CTA declined.
