Mobs Attack on City Buses: Police (Chicago)

nbcchicago.com ^ | June 8, 2011

[ilovesarah2012]

In two separate incidents, as many as 15 teens have stormed Chicago Transit Authority buses, attacked their victims and darted off with cell phones and other electronic devices, authorities said Tuesday.

Both incidents were near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, prompting city and campus authorities to issue community alerts.

In the first attack, near West Roosevelt Road and South Loomis Street at about 11:40 p.m. Saturday, a victim was struck multiple times before the thieves ran off with his cell phone.

About 25 minutes later, near South Racine Avenue and West 13th Street, a student said he was sitting on a No. 12 bus when as many as 15 black boys and young men boarded the bus without paying. The student was hit in the back of his head with a glass bottle and was robbed of his iPod, said UIC police.

[ilovesarah2012]

"Holder's people" strike again.

[ken5050]

Surprising they printed the race in the 4th para..

[Mr. K]

too bad no one had a concealed carry weapon.

Could have changed this situation for the better and relieved the world of some bad guys.

[AbolishCSEU]

Those viscious Amish!!

[Doogle]

mmm mmm mmm Obama your homies are wilding

[Roccus]

“Gimme that! I WANT it!”

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It's a good thing only criminals are allowed to carry guns in Chicago or some innocent child might have gotten hurt.

[Haiku Guy]

Gangs forced Rahm to close the beaches last week. Now they are taking on the city busses.

Rahm better get this stuff under control, or it is going to be a long, hot summer in Chicago.

[RC2]

I agree. It’s time to start eliminating these scum.

[ConservativeStatement]

This is from today's Chicago Tribune. These teens were attacked yesterday.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-new-mob-attack-reported-in-downtown-area-20110607,0,3724492.story

[MichaelP]

Can you say "Bernard Goetz"?

Mike

[Truth29]

This sounds like flash mobs organized through social media. There have been several incidents of businesses being swarmed like this with the targets being overwhelmed by these urban animals. The perps are long gone before police respond.

[Haiku Guy]

The young thieves were described as being between 14 and 20 years old, standing between 5 feet, 5 inches and 6 feet, 1 inches tall, and weighing between 140 and 180 pounds. They were last seen wearing baseball caps, shorts and T-shirts. Some of them had braided hair and others had short hair, the alert said.

Something is missing from this description... I can't quite put my finger on it...

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Wouldn’t happen on my bus...

[mardi59]

Obamas civilian army? You can bet this will be happening at the polls in 2012.

[Haiku Guy]

This sounds like flash mobs organized through social media. There have been several incidents of businesses being swarmed like this with the targets being overwhelmed by these urban animals. The perps are long gone before police respond.

So, you are saying that the mob community in Chicago is getting organized? I wonder who their Community Organizer is...

[rokkitapps]

not just in chicago... apparently holder’s “people” got the message they can wild out without consequences.

[Trailerpark Badass]

when as many as 15 black boys

You can't say that!!!

[randita]

The summer of Obammy’s discontent is starting early. Carville predicted it.

[Truth29]

"So, you are saying that the mob community in Chicago is getting organized? I wonder who their Community Organizer is..."

Well, Obama and his fellow travelers have been sooo proud of their use of the "new media..."