Boy, 16, charged with 4 Fb Market robberies in Logan Sq.

Chicago police have made an arrest in reference to a string of Fb Market robberies in Logan Sq.. The accused? He’s simply 16 years outdated.

CPD says the boy took half in 4 armed robberies of people that got here to Logan Sq. to finish gross sales organized by way of the social media market. In a neighborhood alert issued final month, police recognized 5 robberies in the identical crime sample, all concentrated in a small space.

Police stated victims thought they had been assembly as much as promote objects however as an alternative had been confronted by males who both pulled a gun or used drive to take their property. The robbers usually organized conferences underneath the guise of shopping for electronics or different items. As soon as face-to-face, they requested to see the merchandise after which both pointed a Glock semi-automatic pistol on the victims or shoved them earlier than working off with the objects.

In response to investigators, the teenager was concerned in 4 of these robberies. On July 18, a 32-year-old man was robbed within the 2000 block of North Kedzie. Six days later, on July 24, a 40-year-old man was focused on the identical block. The crew then shifted a block west to the 2000 block of North Sawyer, the place a 24-year-old man was robbed on July 29 and a 43-year-old man was robbed on August 6.

The robberies stay underneath investigation by Space 5 detectives. Anybody with data is requested to name 312-746-7394 or submit an nameless tip at CPDTIP.com.

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