Getaway driver convicted in robbery of 4 suburban Chicago financial institutions
A federal jury convicted Tarandle Lee, 45, of Bolingbrook, for his involvement in robberies of three banks and a credit union between September 2021 and April 2022.
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A federal jury convicted Tarandle Lee, 45, of Bolingbrook, for his involvement in robberies of three banks and a credit union between September 2021 and April 2022.
Police said there was an exchange of gunfire between the attempted robbers and the victim, a concealed carry license holder.
Police said a group of four men surrounded two women in the Pedway connecting the Red and Blue lines, stole one woman's purse, punched her, and threw her into a wall.
Jemaal Muhammad, 20, was charged with two felony counts of robbery, one felony count of robbery with an indication of a firearm, and one misdemeanor count of theft.
The incident happened on Christmas Eve just before 9 p.m. in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
The robberies all happened in the early morning hours Friday, Dec. 6.
Police said the man robbed and beat a 20-year-old man while riding a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train between the Sox-35th and Cermak-Chinatown Red Line stops.
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The medics were not armed, and they did not know if the robber had a gun. Nevertheless, they managed to flip the script with their bare hands.
Police said the boy has been charged with four counts of aggravated battery, four counts of robbery, two counts of attempted robbery, one count of armed robbery, and one count of aggravated robbery.
The thefts happened on Dec. 5 and 7 during the afternoon and evening hours.
No arrests have been made in either robbery. Police have not confirmed if the two incidents are connected.
Police said the pair approached the passenger on the train and attempted to take their belongings.
A Brinks armored truck is believed to have been robbed.
Police scanner reports said the robbers took $50,000 to $90,000—as well as the driver's gun.
In one incident, the robbers displayed a knife. The robbers were wearing black hooded sweat shirts and ski masks, police said.
The robberies happened in the Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods, with the first happening on Nov. 13 and the latest on Wednesday.
Police say that's when the suspects pepper-sprayed the 51-year-old clerk in the face and took several items and multiple cash registers.
A convenience store employee was pepper sprayed during a robbery in Old Town just 30 minutes before a similar robber was reported in The Loop Sunday night.
At least five robberies have been reported, with the latest happening on Wednesday.
The robbery happened on Nov. 14 around 4 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Evans Avenue.
The robberies mostly happened in the Rogers Park and West Ridge areas.
In each incident, someone walked into a store, approached the victims, and demanded money
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The robbery happened around 9 p.m. on Oct. 22 in the 900 block of West Addison Street.
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