Man steals shopping bag from Blue Line passenger in West Town

A woman was on a Blue Line train near the 800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue about 10:30 a.m. Saturday when a man approached saying he had a handgun, police said. He grabbed her property and fled.

SHARE Man steals shopping bag from Blue Line passenger in West Town
CPD-03.JPG

The 3400 block of South State Street.

Google Maps

Police are looking for a suspect after an armed robbery on the Blue Line on Saturday morning, according to Chicago police.

A woman was on a Blue Line train near the 800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue about 10:30 a.m. when a man approached saying he had a handgun while pointing an object at her under his sweatshirt and demanding her property, police said. She gave him her shopping bag with perfume and shoes in it, and he ordered her to not follow her as he exited at the Chicago station.

The suspect is described as a Black man between the ages of 24 and 35 wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with red letters across the arms and chest, black jeans and white shoes.

No injuries were reported.

Screen Shot 2024-06-30 at 7.11.41 PM.png

A picture of the man who is alleged to have stolen a shopping bag from a woman on the Blue Line on Saturday.

Chicago Police Department

The Latest
A partir del lunes, el salario mínimo de los trabajadores con propinas aumentará de $9.48 por hora a $11.02. Los sueldos de los trabajadores con propinas aumentarán anualmente hasta 2028, para alcanzar la igualdad con el salario mínimo general de la ciudad.
Se realizará el 31 de agosto y el 1 de septiembre en la Plaza Garibaldi en el vecindario de La Villita.
La familia de Eduardo Uvaldo, una de las 7 personas muertas en el tiroteo masivo ocurrido en el desfile del 4 de julio de 2022, presentó una demanda el viernes, alegando que el fabricante de armas Smith & Wesson comercializó rifles del tipo AR-15 a adolescentes.
El cine de lujo ubicado en el South Loop que se inauguró en 2009 cerró sus puertas el domingo.
Williams is looking to get the Griffins to the top of the Class 8A pack after state runner-up finishes the past two years.