The taxi driver said a black male suspect “implied” he had a weapon; then the suspect ran westbound on Roscoe.
The offender was wearing a red hat and a red shirt, said police.
At 2:05 a.m., police found a man matching the suspect’s description hiding in an alley behind 848 West Roscoe Street. By then, the cabdriver had left the scene.
At 2:07 a.m., police dispatch contacted the taxi driver.
The driver said he picked up a fare and would return to the crime scene in approximately 20 minutes.
Unable to wait for the cabdriver, the attempted robbery was coded a 19-Paul (other miscellaneous incident/other police service).
Before letting the suspect go, an officer ran the alleged criminal's name through the police database.
The purported offender, Derrick Jones, had a serviceable arrest warrant for “criminal damage to property”.
Jones was arrested and taken into custody at 2:13 a.m.
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