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CTA robberies: Girl, 17, charged in 3 separate incidents

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  March 26, 2025 11:58am CDT
South Loop
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A 17-year-old girl has been charged in connection with three CTA train robberies dating back to last September. 
    • She was arrested Tuesday in the South Loop and faces multiple felony counts, including robbery and aggravated battery. 
    • The incidents involved attacks on Red Line passengers, with victims ranging from 21 to 45 years old.

CHICAGO - A 17-year-old girl is facing charges in connection with three CTA train robberies dating back to last September.

CTA robberies

The backstory:

The teen was arrested Tuesday in the South Loop.

On Jan. 5, she was accused of attacking and robbing a 45-year-old man while he was on a Red Line train near the Garfield station, according to police.

She was also charged in connection with a pair of robberies that occurred hours apart on Sept. 16, 2024. The first happened at 3:30 a.m. The victim was a 21-year-old man on the Lake Street Red Line platform.

Roughly three hours later, she allegedly robbed a 22-year-old man who was riding a train near the Jackson Red Line station.

The 17-year-old was charged with three felony counts of robbery and one felony count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm.

No further information was provided.

The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department.

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