Man charged in South Loop robbery
Torrence Perry | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A 35-year-old man was arrested and charged Monday in connection with an armed robbery in the South Loop.
Torrence Perry faces two counts of aggravated robbery with an indicated firearm and a single count of aggravated attempted robbery with an indicated firearm – all felonies, Chicago police said.
Perry allegedly robbed three women about 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the 800 block of South Wabash Avenue, police said. The women were walking down the street when they were confronted by Perry, who flashed a handgun and demanded their property while wearing a white mask.
He was arrested about 1 p.m. the next day in the 1500 block of South Wabash Avenue after he was seen on surveillance video entering a building with the women’s property, police said.
He is expected in Central Bond Court Tuesday.