A string of robberies across New York City and Chicago has put authorities on high alert. In Manhattan, a robbery occurred in Central Park near West 86th Street, where three perpetrators, one armed with a knife, stole an iPhone. This incident is part of a pattern of iPhone thefts in the city. Meanwhile, in Chicago, several incidents have been reported, including a mugging at the Granville Red Line station, a robbery at a North Side CTA train stop, and a violent armed robbery on the North Side where one victim was hospitalized after being chased and beaten. Charges have been filed against a Bellwood man for beating and robbing a man inside a CTA train car on the Near West Side. Additionally, a suspect is accused of pepper-spraying a Red Line passenger during a robbery in Edgewater.
🔴 Man pushed onto tracks at Oxford Circus station. A 25-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder after victim was attacked on Saturday afternoon https://t.co/MAepAalAhu
Chicago police seeking suspect accused of pepper spraying Red Line passenger during robbery in Edgewater https://t.co/QCx7n9yETY https://t.co/sUPXdvcG5w
Three people were targeted in a pair of violent armed robberies on the North Side overnight. One victim is hospitalized after the offenders chased him down and beat him, police say. https://t.co/AMP07jz2Gu
Police are looking for a suspect responsible for a robbery at a North Side CTA train stop last week. https://t.co/Hxtv07EPeJ
Charges have been filed against a Bellwood man accused of beating and robbing a man while inside a CTA train car on the Near West Side. https://t.co/QFli7DGVai
Police are looking for a suspect responsible for robbery at a North Side CTA train stop last week. https://t.co/HCNQrcTTbT
Highly relevant to the frequent reports of iPhone thefts in the city. For example, a little earlier I posted a report of an iPhone theft at knifepoint at Central Park W and W 86th St. ================================== Authorities say the group involved in the assault on police… https://t.co/q4MB5iIO29
Chicago police are looking for this guy. They say he mugged a CTA customer at the Granville Red Line station last weekend. https://t.co/5D52gJQz87
Central Park, Manhattan Central Park W & W 86th St Robbery involving three perpetrators, one armed with a knife. An iPhone was stolen. https://t.co/GV1CWQEmNT https://t.co/cmWM60LpVM