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Officials: Man In Custody For Robbery, Beating Of Off-Duty Officer In Loop

(STMW) -- A man turned himself in to police in south suburban Harvey on Saturday in connection with the beating and robbery of an off-duty Chicago Police sergeant inside a Loop parking garage on Thursday afternoon.

A 21-year-old man showed up at the Harvey police department about 12:10 p.m. Saturday, according to Harvey spokesman Sean Howard. He was awaiting transfer to Chicago Police custody as of 3 p.m., Howard said.

Chicago Police could not immediately confirm an arrest.

On Friday police released surveillance images of the group of men suspected of seriously injuring the sergeant in the attack that happened about 3 p.m. Thursday.

The officer was walking to his personal vehicle on the 12th floor of a parking garage in the 100 block of West Madison when between six and 10 people walked up, repeatedly hit him, and stole his belongings, police said.

At least two males from the group hit the sergeant in the head, face and body, causing him to fall to the ground, according to a police source.

The robbers also took the officer's service weapon before driving off, a police source said. Two men who shared the elevator to the 12th floor with the officer came to his aid before authorities arrived.

He was taken in serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is expected to recover, police said.

Police consider the suspects to be armed and dangerous, according to a community alert from Area Central detectives.

The 21-year-old suspect had been in hiding at a Markham motel before turning himself in on Saturday, according to Howard.

Anyone with information on the attack should call detectives at (312) 747-8380.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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