Man charged with robbing teen on CTA train

SHARE Man charged with robbing teen on CTA train
cta_train_e1555324790849.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

A Carol Stream man is charged with robbing a teenager aboard a CTA train in West Town.

Melvin Turner, 31, is facing one count of felony robbery, Chicago police said. He allegedly took a 17-year-old girl’s property on March 21 while aboard a CTA train in the 1000 block of West Lake Street.

Melvin Turner | Chicago police

Melvin Turner | Chicago police

Turner was arrested Sunday in the 1000 block of South Austin Boulevard in west suburban Oak Park after officers identified him as the alleged offender, police said. He is scheduled to appear in bond court Monday.

Read more on  crime, and track the city’s homicides.

The Latest
Man disappoints his date by saying he isn’t interested in a relationship.
Maybe, just maybe, a national effort with the power of President Biden and the White House behind it can bypass congressional inaction and finally end the bloodshed.
The CTA’s $3.7 billion plan to extend rail service to 130th Street overlaps rail service already in place.
Since its launch in January, 211 has been contacted more than 70,000 times, mostly for assistance with housing and food security.