Postal worker robbed in Chicago suburb as USPS announces crackdown on crime
A reward has been announced for information leading to the arrest of the suspects – who are considered armed and dangerous.
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A reward has been announced for information leading to the arrest of the suspects – who are considered armed and dangerous.
"This pretty much happens every season around this time. They go around to all of the sneaker resale stores and they try and get what they can."
"I'm just tired of it. I'm just trying to make a living."
Surveillance video shows thieves using an SUV to ram into a sneaker store. It's the second day in a row where suspects have used a car to burglarize a business. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray spoke to the owners.
Police said the offenders approached the victim before beating and choking him, taking his personal belongings, and fleeing the scene.
Chicago police and members of the Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested Anthony Jackson, 34, on Tuesday, in the 4900 block of West Madison Street.
Noah Sydney, 18, was arrested just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night in the 4700 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
In one of the robberies, three men surrounded a woman Monday morning and hit her in the head with a gun before taking her things.
Three men got out with guns and demanded the 68-year-old man's money.
Police said the teens robbed these businesses around 3:00 Sunday afternoon.
Detectives said on Oct. 2 around 1:21 a.m., the men approached the passenger, implied they had a weapon, and demanded their property.
Chicago police arrested 38-year-old Luke Wood Saturday, in the 2600 block of Grand Avenue in Waukegan, Illinois.
Two robbers with guns forced employees at Crater Food and Liquor to the ground.
Two robbers with guns forced employees at Crater Food and Liquor to the ground.
"I just saw some defenseless woman getting attacked, and I just kind of acted on it," Joey Matteis said.
The mother is so scared that she is considering leaving Chicago.
The robbery at the bank in Matteson happened shortly before an attempted armored truck heist in Country Club Hills. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A suspect is believed to have been hit during the attempted robbery in Country Club Hills. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The bank that was robbed in Matteson is located right next to a daycare. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
CBS 2’s Jermont Terry spoke to one man who ran to help the woman, and said he didn’t even think about his own safety.
Surveillance video shows the man punching the woman in an attempt to get her purse. Keep in mind this happened at 4 p.m.
The armed robbery at 79th Street and Jeffery Boulevard was one of several overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
"Quality of life, on a scale of one to ten, it's about three and a half."
The victim was attacked from behind in broad daylight in Bucktown. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The attackers threw the victim right into a chain-link fence and knocked him to the ground.
