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CHICAGO - A 14-year-old boy was arrested this week in connection with a series of robberies and assaults on CTA platforms over the past five weeks.
The juvenile faces multiple felony charges, including four counts of aggravated battery to a transit employee or passenger, four counts of robbery, two counts of attempted robbery, one count of armed robbery with a firearm and one count of aggravated robbery involving a firearm.
The charges stem from incidents that occurred across various locations, including the following:
- Nov. 13 at 8:45 p.m.: 1100 block of West Argyle; the victim was a 21-year-old man.
- Nov. 13 at 10:40 p.m.: 1100 block of West Granville; the victim was a 44-year-old man.
- Nov.16 at 9 p.m.: 1100 block of West Bryn Mawr; the victims were a 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman.
- Nov.24 at 4:52 a.m.: 1100 block of West Thorndale; the victim was a 32-year-old man.
- Nov. 24 at 4:35 p.m.: 1100 block of West Thorndale; the victim was a 31-year-old man
- Nov. 27 at 12:59 a.m.: 1100 block of West Argyle; the victim was a 36-year-old man.
- Dec. 17 at 11:20 p.m.: 1100 block of West Bryn Mawr; the victim was a 56-year-old woman.
Police identified the teen as one of the offenders involved in these incidents, which primarily took place on train platforms.
The juvenile was arrested Thursday and charged with the crimes. No further details have been released by authorities.