Man robbed at CTA station
October 6, 2023Chicago Police Department mass transit detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man responsible for an armed robbery on a CTA train.
Police said the robbery happened shortly before 8:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Red Line Monroe Street station on the first block of South State Street in the Loop.
A man approached the victim and asked to use his cell phone. When the victim refused, the offender brandished a weapon and took the victim’s phone from his hand while also threatening him.
Police said the offender then got off the train at Monroe Street.
The offender was described as a Black man between 25 and 40 years old.
Anyone with information about the incident or offender should contact the Bureau of Detectives for Area Central at 312-745-4706.