Overview
- The 16-year-old was arrested Thursday in the 1900 block of South Spaulding Avenue in Lawndale and faces three armed-robbery counts, two burglary counts, and one aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm.
- Police say the charges stem from January 3 crimes on the North Side, starting with an armed robbery on North Ashland and two business break-ins minutes apart on North Lincoln and North Broadway.
- Investigators allege the spree escalated April 23, when a 45-year-old woman was carjacked at gunpoint on North Harding before takeover-style robberies followed at Griddle 24 and a 7-Eleven.
- At Griddle 24 in River North, masked offenders displayed handguns and a rifle, robbed customers and workers, and struck a 23-year-old who was treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
- CPD says the crew used the victim’s stolen Infiniti as a getaway vehicle in the later robberies, and the unnamed teen’s case is proceeding in juvenile court as detectives pursue more leads.