Police Release Image Of CTA Bus Stabbing Suspect
Chicago police have released a photograph of a woman suspected of stabbing a woman on a CTA bus on Michigan Avenue on Sunday.
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Chicago police have released a photograph of a woman suspected of stabbing a woman on a CTA bus on Michigan Avenue on Sunday.
Police are looking for a woman who stabbed another woman in the back of the head on a CTA bus.
The attacks happened on board a moving train.
The robberies happened around 12:45 a.m. on a train heading north from the North/Clybourn subway station to the Fullerton 'L' stop.
Police said an SUV was driving too fast when it rear-ended a CTA bus at the intersection of 103rd and Halsted streets around 10:45 p.m.
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The man with the distinctive hands slipped through law enforcement's fingers.
The video shows the suspect boarding a CTA train at the Clark/Lake stop on the Blue Line about five minutes before he allegedly robbed a 70-year-old man on the platform at the Monroe stop.
Police said the woman was in the crosswalk at the corner of 79th and Lafayette, when a CTA bus hit her as it was making a right turn.
The elevated structure would separate Brown Line tracks from Red and Purple Line tracks just north of Belmont, eliminating a bottleneck for CTA trains, and speeding up the commute on the North Side.
The CTA bus was headed south on Halsted Street when an oncoming Chevrolet Suburban tried to turn in front of it at 74th Street, causing the crash.
Chicago police have released surveillance images of a robber who pretended to be an undercover officer, punched a 70-year-old man in the face, and stole his wallet Tuesday morning at a subway stop in the Loop.
The victim was being treated for multiple injuries including a fractured skull, brain contusions as well as an injured jaw.
Authorities say a white powder was found at the CTA Red Line Lake Street station.
The CTA has announced a $33 million program to install thousands of new high definition cameras, as well as new video monitors at its train stations.
The CTA also will invest $15 million in new lighting, and other repairs and improvements at all 146 rail stations.
Police say he's one of five suspects in the crimes targeting CTA passengers.
Wednesday marks 25 years since the CTA first began using color-coded route names on the 'L.'
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