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Employee Chases Man After Robbery

An employee detained the teen, who grabbed a woman's purse in a business, until police arrived and made an arrest.

Police arrested a 17-year-old Chicago resident and charged him with robbery after he was stopped by a store employee, police said.

James Myer went into a business in the 1100 block of Wilmette Avenue around 2 p.m. Tuesday.

He took a woman's purse while in the business and then tried to run out, witnesses told police. The woman tried to stop him and suffered a fracture to her hand, police said. A store employee ran after Myer and stopped him until police arrived.

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Myer will be charged as an adult. He was held overnight at the Wilmette police station and is now being held on a $15,000 bond. His court date is June 20 in Skokie.

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