Chicago Police promise increased CTA patrols, but riders don't see more officers
Police Supt. David Brown said there is a reason some riders are not seeing officers.
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Police Supt. David Brown said there is a reason some riders are not seeing officers.
Police Supt. David Brown said more resources will be directed toward keeping the Chicago Transit Authority system safe after several high-profile acts of violence and ahead of one more. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
CTA trains were bypassing the 79th Street Red Line station on the city's South Side late Monday after a shootout between two men.
Red Line trains are bypassing the station as police investigate.
Police on Monday also released surveillance video of two men wanted in a shooting that left a man dead on a Red Line train on the South Side over the weekend. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Chicago police released surveillance video of the two suspects on the train on Saturday.
Police Supt. David Brown outlined plans for more police officers on the CTA after a man was shot and killed on a Red Line train on the South Side over the weekend. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
The victim was inside the train car when an unknown offender fired shots, police say.
The man is believed to have jumped onto the train with the passengers and then to have run down the 'L' tracks.
Police said the man made his way onto a billboard mounted on the side of the Brown Line trestle, where he was arrested. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Chicago Transit Authority Vice President of Security Kevin Ryan does not recommend the kind of self-defense seen in this incident. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Another violent attack on public transit in Chicago early Monday left one person dead – and of the second time in three days, a victim decided to fight back against the people who were robbing him. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Mass Transit Detectives are looking for two suspects in connection to a robbery on the CTA Red Line Monroe stop last week.
Five people are charged after attempting to rob a man on the CTA Red Line train Friday morning.
Police said a group of six people began attacking a CTA passenger with a knife and a broken bottle, when the victim pulled out his own knife.
Police said a group of six people began attacking a CTA passenger with a knife and a broken bottle at the North/Clybourn stop, and the victim also pulled out his own knife. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police said a group of six people began attacking a CTA passenger with a knife and a broken bottle, when the victim pulled out his own knife. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Mass Transit detectives is asking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a woman on the Racine CTA Blue Line stop Friday.
The incident happened in the 1100 block of South State Street around 4:39 a.m.
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The teen suffered burns to his left hand, while older man suffered electrical burns to his forearms.
The man got onto a CTA bus in the 3000 block of North Pulaski Road, and tried to drive away with the bus, but was unable to do so.
A man is in custody after jumping through a CTA Blue Line window Friday night.
The man was shot and wounded on a train at 69th Street.
