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Man charged in 2017 “white powder” episode on Red Line now charged with robbery on downtown train platform

October 17, 2021 CWBChicago

Charges have been filed against a man in connection with a violent robbery on a downtown subway platform just days after police released surveillance images of the attacker to the public.

Alleged Argyle CTA attacker, mistakenly released, is back in custody

October 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Man accused of Argyle CTA attack is back in custody after authorities released him by mistake.

CTA passengers beat and stabbed a man who assaulted a woman on the Blue Line, report says

October 14, 2021 CWBChicago

CTA passengers apparently beat and stabbed a man who allegedly attacked and fondled a woman aboard a Blue Line train in the Loop on Wednesday.

Police need help identifying Red Line robber

October 13, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are hoping the public will help them identify a man who allegedly choked and robbed a CTA passenger at the Clark-Division Red Line station Monday night.

Concealed carry holder fired 2 rounds on Belmont Blue Line platform, prosecutors say

October 13, 2021 CWBChicago

A concealed carry holder fired two rounds on the Belmont Blue Line platform during the evening rush hour Monday and police later found two guns in his backpack, prosecutors said.

Four charged with beating, robbing man on downtown L train

October 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Four men are charged with breaking a man’s nose as they beat and robbed him on a Green Line train downtown Monday afternoon.

Man broke into Red Line train operator’s booth and threatened to kill them with a hammer, prosecutors say

October 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A Mississippi man broke into a Red Line train operator’s locked booth and threatened to kill them with a hammer near the Sheridan station Monday, prosecutors said.

The FBI hoped his arrest would encourage hate crime victims to come forward. We’re not so sure that’s going to happen.

October 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Kenneth Ray was supposed to appear in court on allegations that he battered an Asian man in a possible hate crime at the Argyle Red Line station. But instead of showing up in court, Ray walked out of jail and nobody knows where he is

Sentences handed down in CTA robbery cases as court system’s COVID freeze begins to thaw

September 26, 2021 CWBChicago

More and more criminal cases are wrapping up as Cook County’s court system works its way toward normalcy after being severely hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some recent resolutions to CTA-related criminal cases that you may remember reading about on CWBChicago:

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Man charged in 2017 “white powder” episode on Red Line now charged with robbery on downtown train platform

Alleged Argyle CTA attacker, mistakenly released, is back in custody

CTA passengers beat and stabbed a man who assaulted a woman on the Blue Line, report says

Police need help identifying Red Line robber

Concealed carry holder fired 2 rounds on Belmont Blue Line platform, prosecutors say

Four charged with beating, robbing man on downtown L train

Man broke into Red Line train operator’s booth and threatened to kill them with a hammer, prosecutors say

The FBI hoped his arrest would encourage hate crime victims to come forward. We’re not so sure that’s going to happen.

Sentences handed down in CTA robbery cases as court system’s COVID freeze begins to thaw

Man’s charged with armed robbery on Loop CTA train after his aunt recognizes him in CPD bulletin, prosecutors say

Months after getting probation for Brown Line robbery, man’s caught driving carjacked SUV, prosecutors say

Man charged with robbing high school students at knifepoint on CTA train

Cops seek suspect in armed robbery aboard CTA train at Roosevelt

Concealed carry holder foiled organized tobacco thieves at River North Walgreens — but they are still raiding stores

In a desperate bid to keep this year’s murder count under 800, CPD brass plans to have hijacking, gang, and murder cops sit on street corners

Carjacker arrested after he drives hijacked BMW past cops as they interview the victim

After man is stabbed 5 times outside Union Station, the alleged attacker is only charged with one misdemeanor

Online sales turned into armed robberies twice this week in Old Town