CHICAGO — Two 15-year-old boys are charged with robbery after allegedly mugging a woman in the Loop on Thursday evening. Shortly after those suspects were detained, yet another woman was mugged near the Daley Center.
In the first incident, a 21-year-old woman was near Madison and Franklin when three males, including the 15-year-olds, confronted her around 8:52 p.m., a Chicago police spokesperson said.
The group grabbed the woman’s belongings and a struggle broke out. CPD said the woman was struck in the head during the altercation.
While she was on the ground, she managed to take a picture of the group as they ran away. A witness also followed the crew and provided police officers with video of the suspects. Cops detained the two teens in the 800 block of South Financial shortly after 9:30 p.m.
Then, just before 10 p.m., three men mugged another woman at Clark and Randolph. They took her wristlet and were last seen heading toward the Daley Center.
Officers were told to look for three suspects, all Black males between 18 and 25, wearing masks.
Earlier in the evening, a man snatched a woman’s necklace near the Shedd Aquarium. That robbery is similar to a streak of similar crimes reported in the downtown area over the past two weeks.
Robberies in the Central (1st) District, which includes the Loop, are up 11% this year. They’re up 14% compared to 2022 and 62% versus 2020. However, the 2020 total was unusually low due to the COVID restrictions that kept people home from work, out of restaurants, and off the CTA.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 8:44 a.m. to reflect newly-approved criminal charges.
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