Crime & Safety

Woman Sought In Violent Robbery Of Passenger On CTA Blue Line Platform

CTA security cameras caught images of the offender, who was described as a white woman between 20 and 25 years old.

(Chicago Police Department/CBS Chicago)

Updated on: September 13, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago police are asking for the public's help with identifying a woman who attacked and robbed a passenger on a CTA Blue Line platform last month.

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Police said around 4 a.m. on Aug. 29, the woman approached the victim from behind on the platform at the Pulaski stop and began striking the victim in the head and body. She then took a purse from the victim and fled the scene.

CTA security cameras caught images of the offender, who was described as a white woman between 20 and 25 years old. She was last wearing a white shirt with an image on the front and sweatpants.

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