Surveillance Pictures Released In Mob Attack On CTA Red Line

CBS Chicago ^ | 6/13/12 | unknown

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police hope surveillance pictures help lead them to one of three weekend mob attacks on people downtown.

As WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports, around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old man was beaten up on the CTA Red Line near the State-Lake stop Saturday by a group of about six teenagers.

The teens had just stolen the man’s 24-year-old wife’s iPhone 4S. She had dropped the phone, and a teen had picked it up and taken it for himself.

The man told the teen to give his wife her iPhone back. But they instead began punching him in the face.

The group then fled the train at State and Lake streets, near the Chicago Theatre.

In the wake of the attack, the Guardian Angels will be helping by passing out fliers at the State-Lake Red Line subway station and elsewhere.

“We’ll be patrolling the CTA Red Line also, and the subway system, so we’ll be making fliers throughout the week and putting them up, handing them out, and sort of hoping we can jar somebody’s memory, and somebody can recognize that one individual or all the individuals and call the police,” said Guardian Angels Chicago chapter leader Miguel Fuentes.

[jocon307]

“And the piano has been drinking... “

LOL - great tune!

[Mr. Wright]

Somebody get the Reverend Sharpton and the Reverend Jackson on the line. This racism has got to stop!!!!!!

[Terry Mross]

If the man had a gun and shot the thugs he’d be arrested by now.

[Ken H]

Somebody get the Reverend Sharpton and the Reverend Jackson on the line. This racism has got yo stop!!!!!!

Get the Reverend Mossburg and Pastor Ruger instead.

[gnarledmaw]

I think so Brain...but where are we going to get those tiny panyhose for that many ducks?

[gnarledmaw]

I think so Brain...but where are we going to get those tiny pantyhose for that many ducks?

[Gabrial]

Mass transit in my area has led to a significant increase in crime. They put in a light rail system that originates in the inner city and runs 22 miles north to my city. The Police say it has created a “corridor of crime” that is about 2-3 blocks wide following the entire length of the track. Holder's people get on the train with empty backpacks and return with full backpacks. Almost all the crime is “smash and grab” taking stuff out of parked cars and homes. They are now putting an armed police officer in every car but it has not helped the crime.

[Lurker]

help lead them to one of three weekend mob attacks

The ferals are getting restless it seems.

And the piano has been drinking...

Not me....

[Little Ray]

Well, that does it. Nobody in my family is using the MARTA train. If I have to take a day off to drive them to the airport, they are not riding through Atlanta.

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Get the Reverend Mossburg and Pastor Ruger instead.

Don't forget Rabbi Sig Sauer.

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Ain’t no Africans within 200 miles of where I call home here in Alaska; no crime, no cops, no taxes, just unbelievable country & hunting. You all can have all the inner city ethnics.

Frozen paradise.

[Balding_Eagle]

Holy Moly! The comments at the site are brutal!

That hardly describes them! Man, people are fed up.

[Little Ray]

Not many where I live. But sometimes we have to go South and cross Atlanta to get to the airport.

Used to use the Atlanta metro - big improvement over city traffic. But no more.

[GOPJ]

Mass transit in my area has led to a significant increase in crime. They put in a light rail system that originates in the inner city and runs 22 miles north to my city. The Police say it has created a “corridor of crime” that is about 2-3 blocks wide following the entire length of the track. Holder's people get on the train with empty backpacks and return with full backpacks. Almost all the crime is “smash and grab” taking stuff out of parked cars and homes.

So that's why inner city denizens push for light rail between cities... Makes sense now.

[Ken H]

Don't forget Rabbi Sig Sauer.

Isn't he the one who lox and loads?

[MagnoliaB]

I’m so glad things have improved in Chicago since the ballerina took over. (rolls eyes)

[Mr. Wright]

Please know that I was being cynical. (LOL)

[Neoliberalnot]

Ask yourself how many cities and countries run by Affies are successful.

[baddog 219]

Obama's sons...