8 people robbed within minutes in Lincoln Park, on DePaul campus
DePaul said a student was walking near the School of Music when two men pulled up in a white SUV demanding their stuff.
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DePaul said a student was walking near the School of Music when two men pulled up in a white SUV demanding their stuff.
Chicago police are investigating a rash of robberies overnight in Lincoln Park where eight people were robbed in under 15 minutes. CBS 2's Sara Machi was looking into the police reports that show these might be connected.
The robbers pulled the victim into a stairwell and beat him before taking his wallet and running off.
Police are hoping surveillance images from the CTA will help them catch a group of robbers who targeted a man on the Red Line last week.
Chicago police are investigating a rash of robberies overnight in Lincoln Park where eight people were robbed in under 15 minutes.
The 23-year-old told police walked up to her after getting out of a silver SUV.
Police say on June 16, two women beat and took the victim's belongings at the 95th Street Red Line station.
Jorge Gonzales faces felony charges for aggravated carjacking with a firearm, two counts of robbery with a firearm and two counts of attempted robbery with a firearm.
A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with going on a robbery and carjacking spree in The Loop on Monday.
In each case, the burglars used a tool to pry open the victims' front door.
Police said the man also tried grabbing a woman's sunglasses off her head on the platform at the Roosevelt stop.
Chicago police are asking the public to help identify the man seen in grainy surveillance images. He's wanted for snatching a woman's headphones on a Red Line train near the Morse stop earlier this month.
In two separte incidents, a man and a woman approached the victims and started a conversation before demanding money and jewelry.
Authorities say on May 26, the suspect, while riding the train at 35th Street, approached the rider and threaten to use force before taking the phone from her hand.
The robberies happened on June 4 at the Library State/ Van Buren stop, located in the 0-100 block of West Van Buren Street.
Over a span of two and a half hours, the four robbers held up at least six people.
Police said a front window was broken, the door was damaged and the safe was stolen.
Police are warning spa owners to lock up equipment and attaching tracking tags if possible.
Police say he stole the victim's handheld gaming device on May 18 around 8:30 p.m. at night.
Police say he stole the victim's handheld gaming device on May 18 around 8:30 p.m. at night.
The armed robbery in Hermosa was one of dozens that happened within a short time early this past Friday morning. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Anthony Cheeks, 19, and a 13-year-old girl both of Chicago, were arrested by police on Tuesday, in the 12100 block of South Michigan Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Once inside, they waited for the owner to arrive, then demanded the keys to the safe and display cases. The suspects stole jewelry and assaulted the owner.
A man is in custody in connection to an armed robbery that left a store clerk stabbed in the Loop last month.
Two suspects were arrested after getting into an Uber Sunday night. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
