Sunday, April 1, 2012

Cops: Thief covered woman’s eyes during Lakeview robbery

A woman leaving a North Side train station was ambushed by a thief who covered her eyes during a robbery, said police.

Around 9 p.m., a woman was robbed near the intersection of North Lakewood and West Newport Avenues in Chicago’s North Side, Lakeview neighborhood, said police.

The woman had just left a nearby CTA train station when a male black suspect wearing a red and black hat ran up behind her, put his hands over her eyes, and stole her iPhone, said police.

The thief, who was in the company of a female whose race was not specified, is believed to be in his 20s and approximately 6-feet-tall, said police.

As of 9:32 p.m., authorities were still looking for the suspect.

UPDATE: Despite the initial report that the mugger covered the woman's eyes, the Tribune is reporting that robber covered the woman's mouth.
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4 comments:

  1. towandaApril 1, 2012 at 11:52 PM

    I don't even want to think about where those hands have been...yuck!

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  2. AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    Yea she probably gonna have a nasty case of pink eye...

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  3. chicagoanApril 2, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    It's "Lake View" - two words.

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  4. AnonymousApril 2, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    It's "Ghet-to" (pronounced as IF two words).

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