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CTA crime: Suspect wanted in connection to 4 robberies reported at Cermak-Chinatown Red Line stop

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Updated  May 6, 2022 10:23pm CDT
Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA deploys security guards after surge in violence

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is strategically deploying security guards to targeted locations during key hours of operation to help address potential safety concerns. 

CHICAGO - Four robberies have been reported at the Cermak-Chinatown Red Line stop in the last month.

In each incident, a male suspect approached a victim on CTA property and demanded their personal property, police said.

The incidents occurred at the following locations and times:

  • 100 block of West Cermak Road on April 1 at 6:30 p.m.
  • 200 block of West Cermak Road on April 9 at 2:55 p.m.
  • 100 block of West Cermak Road on April 25 at 2:10 p.m.
  • 100 block of West Cermak Road on May 3 at 5:40 a.m.

The offender is described as a Black man between the ages of 20 and 30.

He is roughly 5'8" to 5'10."

He has short black hair, and was wearing a green camouflage jacket.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bureau of Detectives — Area One at (312) 747-8384.