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15-Year-Old Charged in River North Armed Robbery of Two Men

The arrest signals a focused push by a city task force targeting downtown holdups.

Overview

  • Chicago police arrested a 15-year-old this week and filed two felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm.
  • Investigators say a group robbed a 25-year-old and a 47-year-old at gunpoint in River North’s 400 block of West Erie Street.
  • The Citywide Robbery Task Force led the arrest, a unit that zeroes in on repeat robbery patterns in the downtown area.
  • The teen is being held at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, with his name withheld under juvenile rules.
  • Police have not said how many others took part or what was stolen, and the investigation into possible additional suspects continues.