Victims robbed while exiting CTA Green Line station in West Englewood, police say
The robberies happened on Feb. 16 around 10 a.m. and Feb. 20 around 11:48 p.m., in the 6300 block of South Ashland Avenue.
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The robberies happened on Feb. 16 around 10 a.m. and Feb. 20 around 11:48 p.m., in the 6300 block of South Ashland Avenue.
The suspect in an attempted robbery that led to a shootout on a CTA Green Line train on the city's West Side Friday afternoon has been charged.
The victim was not struck. The would-be robber was shot in the leg.
At least one person was rushed to the hospital from the scene. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
The unknown suspect approached the woman and demanded money or he would shoot her, implying he had a firearm.
Chicago police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect in a robbery that took place Monday on the CTA Green Line train. Police said the suspect robbed a woman on the train traveling westbound from Morgan to Ashland. The incident happened in the 1600 block of W. Lake Street around 6:50 p.m. on Monday.
The robberies occurred in the area of the Cicero and Laramie stops on the Green Line, police said.
The robberies occurred in the area of the Cicero and Laramie stops on the Chicago Transit Authority line, police said.
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The shooting happened on Lake Street beneath the Green Line tracks. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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