CTA Archives

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Robbery suspect busted after jumping CTA turnstile while wearing a ski mask: Chicago police report

September 22, 2023 6:55 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested a wanted robbery suspect in the Loop after he allegedly jumped a CTA turnstile while wearing a ski mask.

Man gets 8 years for robbing high school students at knifepoint on CTA train downtown

September 13, 2023 6:55 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to eight years for robbing two high school students at knifepoint on a CTA train in 2021.

Man robbed CTA customer at Garfield Red Line station — about a month after being sentenced to prison for another robbery at the Garfield Red Line station

September 11, 2023 6:50 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man is accused of robbing a man at the Garfield Red Line station — about a month after he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for a 2021 robbery at the Garfield Red Line station.

Man charged with breaking CTA train windows worth $42,700. And, yes, his last name really is Glass

September 6, 2023 6:28 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with breaking more than 40 windows on CTA train cars in July and August. Ironically, his name is Glass. Zander Glass.

6 years for robbing Red Line passenger, striking him with wine bottle in viral video

August 30, 2023 7:58 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to six years for robbing a Red Line passenger and hitting him with a wine bottle, an attack caught on video that went viral last year.

After mom turned him in to police, Chicago man gets 8 years for CTA train robbery

August 12, 2023 6:32 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man charged with committing two robberies on the CTA after his mother saw him in a CPD publicity bulletin and turned him in has been sentenced to eight years.

Pickpocket is working CTA trains in the Loop, police warn

August 9, 2023 1:38 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a pickpocket who is working the CTA train system downtown.

‘Top 10’ CTA crime suspect gets 9 years for robbing Red Line passenger at gunpoint

August 5, 2023 5:43 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who escaped from electronic monitoring just two days after being placed on house arrest and then robbed a CTA passenger at gunpoint has been handed a 10-year sentence.

Cops look for gunman who robbed CTA passenger in River North

July 31, 2023 10:54 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to locate a man who robbed a CTA passenger in River North on Sunday morning.

Judge releases man accused of burglarizing Loop stores 6 times in 2 weeks

September 23, 2023 8:43 AM

A man accused of burglarizing downtown Chicago stores six times in two weeks was arrested and then released from custody to await trial this week.

Rifle-wielding crew commits at least 5 robberies in 20 minutes on Saturday morning

September 23, 2023 8:04 AM

A carload of men armed with rifles committed at least five robberies in about 20 minutes Saturday morning in Wicker Park, Bucktown, and the West Loop. No arrests yet by Chicago police.

Robbery suspect busted after jumping CTA turnstile while wearing a ski mask: Chicago police report

September 22, 2023 6:55 PM

Chicago police arrested a wanted robbery suspect in the Loop after he allegedly jumped a CTA turnstile while wearing a ski mask.