Chicago police are asking for help identifying a man accused of punching and robbing a CTA rider.
Chicago police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of punching and robbing a CTA rider early Sunday on the Near North Side.The incident happened at around 12:50 a.m. on a Red Line train and platform at the North/Clybourn station.
Police said the suspect approached a 23-year-old man on the train, yelled profanities and struck him with closed fists before taking his personal property.The victim then followed the suspect off the train, where the suspect took additional belongings and hit the victim again before fleeing the scene.Police described the suspect as a Black man with a thin mustache, standing about 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9 and weighing between 170 and 190 pounds. He was wearing a light-colored hoodie, a baseball hat, a camouflage balaclava mask, a dark leather jacket with light-colored fur lining, light-colored jeans, and white gym shoes with a dark stripe on the side.The victim suffered minor injuries.Anyone with information is asked to contact CPD detectives at 312-745-4447 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com, using reference number JK126702.
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