Overview
- The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory mascot was taken during a Loop 'teen takeover' Friday night and found about an hour later after police tracked the group on the Red Line to 35th Street using a helicopter.
- Chicago police detained a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old in the case, and both were cited for riding the train without paying.
- Coverage differs on the theft charge, with CBS reporting a misdemeanor and NBC Chicago reporting a felony.
- Store owner Tyson Minnick says Truffles is back on display and now strapped to a chair to keep the mascot from being taken again.
- The theft reflects a run of large youth gatherings across the city that have drawn CPD responses and revived debate over short-notice downtown curfews proposed by Ald. Brian Hopkins after a January council delay.