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| UPDATE: At 4:49 am, the same man who robbed the passengers on the Orange Line, moments later, attempted to rob a passenger on the Pink Line. A CTA employee called 911 after witnessing the suspect trying to hold up a passenger on the Pink Line. The thug fled the scene at 121 West Van Buren, and was described as African-American, dressed in a white t-shirt, green shorts, a New York hat, and carrying a blue backpack. At 5:15 am, police had a possible suspect in custody. His clothing matched the suspect reported by the CTA employee. However, there were no witnesses or victims on the scene to identify the man. |
4:30 am -- A passenger reported a man robbing CTA riders on the Orange Line "L" train. At the time the incident was reported, the train was headed northbound toward Roosevelt. An officer close to the scene, said he saw a train headed in the same direction and asked if someone could notify the conductor.
The officers were able to catch the train, but based on an interview with that train’s conductor - the officers stopped the wrong train.
The suspect was described as an African-American man, wearing a t-shirt and shorts.
On March 21, 2012 My mother and Aunt were riding the Orange line to downtown Chicago. When a boy was trying to steal an Ipad/Tablet from a woman passenger. When my mother and Aunt saw this they immediately took action and tackled the perp. They managed to hold him until cta security showed up to take him in.
ReplyDeleteThe woman was glad the perp didnt run off with her tablet/ipad and thanked my mother and aunt.
The heroes: Maggie Cabrales & Eva Gonzalez