CHICAGO — There’s some good news and some bad news to share about the week-long robbery spree in which victims have had necklaces snatched from their necks, mainly in the Loop and along the lakefront.
The bad news is that another woman was victimized Saturday morning in the Clybourn Corridor. She was near Sheffield and Kingsbury when a man ripped a chain from her neck and ran away. Like many of the earlier victims reported, he jumped onto an electric or motorized bike that he shared with an accomplice.
The good news? A Chicago police sergeant saw two men crossing the Cortland Street bridge on an electric bike shortly after the robbery. One of the men, believed to be the one who snatched the woman’s chain, bailed and tried to run away as the cops moved in. His escape failed, and the cops took him into custody after discovering the woman’s chain in his possession, according to preliminary information.
The other suspect, a Hispanic man in his 20s with neck tattoos, apparently got away. He is believed to be a resident at the 1310 North Elston migrant shelter.
We’ll post an update if the charges are approved in the case.
On Friday, two women were targeted in similar robberies, one in the Loop and the other just across the river in West Town.
A flurry of similar crimes have been reported this week in the Loop, Streeterville, and along the lakefront.
The crimes resemble incidents reported downtown during Lollapalooza and the ARC Music Festival in the West Loop a couple of weeks ago.
Two migrants were charged in connection with Lollapalooza incidents. Two other migrants were charged in the ARC Music Festival cases.
