There may be excellent news and unhealthy information concerning the ongoing downside of jewellery snatchings downtown.
The excellent news is {that a} man is dealing with prices after bystanders tackled him on the lakefront and held him till police arrived.
The unhealthy information is that the robberies have stored taking place even after he was taken into custody.
Earlier this month, Chicago police issued a group alert warning a few sample of gold chain snatchings in Grant Park, the Riverwalk, and surrounding downtown streets.
Detectives linked at the least eight incidents to the identical crew, describing teams of women and men who rip necklaces from individuals’s necks because the victims stroll alone throughout sunlight hours.
On September 12, bystanders might have put a dent in the issue, at the least quickly. Prosecutors stated 18-year-old Ricardo Mujica Ravelo ripped jewellery from a 27-year-old man’s neck on the lakefront path close to the Chicago Yacht Membership.
Round 3:40 p.m., witnesses known as 911 because the theft unfolded and a few stepped in to pin Mujica Ravelo till police arrived. He’s charged with theft and possession of a managed substance. Prosecutors requested Choose Antar Rivera to detain him, however she allowed him to go house on digital monitoring.
Nevertheless, the chain snatchings didn’t cease.
Round 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, a person escaped after tearing a sequence from a girl’s neck close to Michigan and Ontario. He was described as having a lightweight complexion and carrying a black jacket and black pants.
Then, two days later, round 3:30 p.m. Thursday, one other chain snatching was reported at Michigan and Madison. Witnesses stated the robber was Black, about 6 ft tall, with lengthy hair, and wearing all black. He fled west on Madison.
Amongst different robberies CPD has linked to the crime sample:
- August 1, 9:30 p.m. — 1100 block of South Columbus Drive
- August 2, 9:45 p.m. — 200 block of East Balbo Drive
- August 11, 3:44 p.m. — 300 block of South Columbus Drive
- August 13, 5:25 p.m. — 300 block of East Wacker Drive
- August 22, 8:43 a.m. — First block of East Wacker Drive
- August 22, 8:48 a.m. — First block of East Wacker Drive
- August 22, 11:00 a.m. — 200 block of East Roosevelt Drive
- August 29, 4:12 p.m. — 100 to 200 block of East Wacker Drive
This 12 months’s spree is just like a wave of chain snatchings that unfold by means of the Loop final summer season after Lollapalooza. Robbers typically swarmed lone pedestrians, snatched jewellery, and sped off on bikes or scooters. One migrant was convicted in a kind of circumstances and sentenced to 3 years in jail this previous June.
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