15-year-old boy charged with striking officer during arrest for robbery in Loop

The teen allegedly participated in robbing a woman, 35, on public transit days earlier in the 200 block of South State Street, police said.

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A man allegedly shot and killed a 50-year-old man Aug. 26, 2022 on the Northwest Side.

A boy, 15, faces felony charges for striking a peace officer and participating in the robbery of a woman in the Loop.

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A 15-year-old boy was accused of striking a Chicago police officer during an arrest for a robbery in the loop.

The teen was charged with robbery and resisting and aggravated battery to a peace officer, Chicago police said.

He was arrested Friday in the first block of West Jackson Boulevard after being identified as one of the offenders who took property from a woman, 35, on public transit in the 200 block of South State Street days earlier.

During the arrest, the teen struck one of the officers, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

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