South Loop robbery: Girls pepper spray, spit on 60-year-old man on CTA bus

The robbery happened about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 18 on a CTA State Street bus at Roosevelt Road, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Police say these suspects robbed a man Jan. 18, 2020, on a CTA bus in the South Loop.

Police say two female suspects spat on a 60-year-old man before pepper spraying him and stealing his backpack last month on a CTA bus in the South Loop.

The robbery happened about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 18 on a State Street bus at Roosevelt Road, Chicago police said.

The man declined medical attention, police said.

Police released photos of the suspects, and asked anyone with information about the incident to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.

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Pair pepper sprays, spits on 60-year-old man in South Loop CTA bus robbery: police

The robbery happened about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 18 on a CTA State Street bus at Roosevelt Road, Chicago police said.