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Boy, 14, charged with armed robbery, trying to rob 4 others minutes later on Chicago's North Side

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  December 19, 2022 10:36am CST
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FOX 32 Chicago

CHICAGO - A boy is facing charges after robbing one man and trying to rob four others Sunday across Chicago's North Side.

The 14-year-old implied he had a gun and robbed a 35-year-old man around 1 p.m. in the 1900 block of West Cullom Avenue in the North Center neighborhood, according to police.

Minutes later, the teen tried to rob four other victims, two 23-year-old women, a 23-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, in the 700 block of West Bittersweet Place in Buena Park, police said.

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He was arrested in the 5600 block of North Lake Shore Drive and charged with one count of aggravated robbery with the indication of a firearm., four counts of attempted robbery with the indication of a firearm and one count criminal trespass to a vehicle.

No further information was immediately available.