6 teenagers charged with robbing West Loop smoke shop

The Smoke Post at 1061 West Madison. (Apple Maps)

Prosecutors have charged six teenagers, including three 15-year-olds, with robbing a West Loop smoke shop on Saturday evening.

The mob raided Smoke Post, 1061 West Madison, around 7 p.m. and hauled away armloads of the store’s merchandise. A witness who saw the group leave the store pointed the cops in the right direction, and it didn’t take long for CPD to round them all up and recover the store’s property.

The group included the three 15-year-olds, two 16-year-olds, and a 17-year-old, a police spokesperson said.

All six juveniles are charged with robbery and misdemeanor trespassing. One of the 15-year-olds is also charged with aggravated battery of a merchant and criminal damage. CPD said one of the 16-year-olds also had an outstanding warrant.

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