New video shows robbery crew in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood
Two of the robbers are seen pointing guns at a surveillance camera.
Two of the robbers are seen pointing guns at a surveillance camera.
The suspects approached a CTA passenger and forcibly removed his cellphone and other property from his pockets, police said.
All the robberies happened this past Friday morning, though police did not specify the exact times.
Police said the robberies happened between April 2 and April 12 in the Gage Park, Brighton Park, and Back of the Yards neighborhoods.
Chicago Police are searching for a man in connection with a robbery on the Green Line. Surveillance images captured him Thursday evening at the Cermak stop after detectives say he grabbed his victim from behind and stole their belongings.
The Chicago anti-crime plan includes using technology to catch suspects, and working with the community to solve and prevent crime.
Chicago Police announced their plans to fight burglary and robbery just hours after several early-morning thefts Friday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The armed robbery took place around 5 a.m. on Thursday on Waveland near Fremont in the Lakeview neighborhood.
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Police said the plan would use technology, focused missions, public engagement, and accountability as part of a more focused approach to stopping and solving robberies, carjackings, and car thefts.
Police said they targeted seven coffee shops and gas stations in under one hour on Thursday morning.
Police say the victim, a 20-year-old man, was approached by an unknown male who produced a handgun, demanded his property, and then shot him.
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At least two people were in custody Friday night in connection with the crimes, which were committed in broad daylight. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
No one was hurt, but at least one business in the West Loop had to close for the day.
The incidents all happened within a few blocks of each other in the South Shore neighborhood.
He was charged with one felony count of aggravated robbery with an indication of a firearm.
The robbers took the victim's property and drove off in his car, police said.
The man exited his car outside the Kingsbury Plaza luxury high-rise apartment building, at Grand Avenue and Kingsbury Street, when two men came up and demanded his property at gunpoint.
Police said the violent and bold manner in which the smash-and-grab was conducted is not at all common for the area.
A person with a knife forced the victim into a car, sexually assaulted him, and then stole from him, police say.
Police say the victim was on the train when they were approached by the offenders, who took the victim's property by the use of force.
The owners wrote online they were devastated and defeated after the burglary.
Chicago police are asking for the public's help with identifying three men in connection to a robbery on a CTA Red Line platform last weekend.
The brazen thieves were even caught on surveillance video, smashing a car into one business to break in.
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Information from police was not immediately available.
The victim was taken to a local hospital. The wound is believed to be non-life threatening, police said.
Two of the robbers are seen pointing guns at a surveillance camera.