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Mass Transit detectives seek suspects in Brown Line robbery in Chicago's Loop

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CHICAGO (CBS) – Mass Transit detectives are searching for two men who robbed riders at a CTA Brown Line station in the Loop last week.

The robberies happened on June 4 at the Library State/ Van Buren stop, located in the 0-100 block of West Van Buren Street.

Authorities said around 1:49 a.m., two men approached the victims and took their cell phones by force before fleeing from the train.

The suspects were described as African American men both 18 years of age.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bureau of Detectives – Mass Transit section at 312-745-4706.

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