Suspect dies in crash after armed robbery, assault spree in Chicago's South Loop
A suspect went on a spree of armed robbery, sexual assault, and kidnapping on Chicago's South Loop before dying in a car crash early Friday morning.
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A suspect went on a spree of armed robbery, sexual assault, and kidnapping on Chicago's South Loop before dying in a car crash early Friday morning.
A suspect went on a spree of armed robbery, sexual assault, and kidnapping on Chicago's South Loop before dying in a car crash early Friday morning.
There were a total of five victims during the alleged crime spree early Friday morning.
It happened just before midnight at Gracie O'Malley's right after the suspects appeared to try to rob another restaurant nearby.
It happened just before midnight at Gracie O'Malley's in the 4000 block of North Milwaukee Avenue.
Police say in each incident, an armed man would approach the victim who was walking on the sidewalk, display a handgun, and demand their belongings before fleeing the scene on foot.
In each incident, the victims have agreed to buy a cellphone on Facebook Marketplace – only to be robbed at gunpoint when they arrive at the location to which they're directed.
In each of the attacks, a group of two to four men approached the victims while they were sitting in or standing near their cars, flashed handguns, and demanded their cars and belongings.
All the robberies happened in the 2200 block of Foster Street, near Hartney Avenue on Evanston's West Side.
The robbers broke glass displays and got away with thousands of dollars in merchandise.
The owner is now afraid for her safety and her business. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Traveon Daniel, 21, was arrested in the 100 block of West 62nd Street around 3:35 p.m.
The victims suffered minor injuries and were taken to Swedish Hospital for treatment.
A police source told CBS 2 that the man stole the police stars, IDs, and FOID cards from the two off-duty women officers.
Two off-duty Chicago police officers were robbed in the South Loop around 11 p.m. on Friday. Police said three women were robbed by a man with a gun on 23rd Street near Wabash.
The robberies happened between Nov. 5 and Dec. 4 during the afternoon and evening hours.
Illinois State Police arrested the four suspects after their car jumped a curb and struck a gate around 12:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of West 38th Street.
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Officers at the scene recovered at least one weapon from inside the car.
After taking the victims' property, the robber has made purchases and used the victims' bank apps to transfer money to other accounts.
Police said the robbers restrained a 23-year-old man while removing an unknown amount of money.
Police said two people were robbed in the 100 block of Chicago Avenue around 7:40 a.m.
The victims were walking just before 3 a.m., in the 900 block of West Lake Street, when a red truck pulled up and five armed males exited and demanded their property, police said.
The victims were struck in the head and the offenders forced away their belongings.
Police said, in each of the robberies, four people approached victims near or at a street vendor location, flashed rifles and handguns, and stole the victim's property.
The Waukesha Police Department said around 6:41 p.m., a tow truck operator was loading a disabled vehicle on the eastbound shoulder of I-94 east of Sawyer Road when they were hit by a blue minivan that left the scene.
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