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Stun Gun Used in Armed Robbery at Roosevelt CTA Station, Police Say

By Mina Bloom | January 27, 2015 12:49pm | Updated on January 27, 2015 3:26pm
 The robber took out a stun gun and stole a woman's cellphone Friday, the police alert said.
The robber took out a stun gun and stole a woman's cellphone Friday, the police alert said.
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Chicago Police Department

CHICAGO — Police are looking for a man responsible for an armed robbery Friday at the Roosevelt CTA train station in the South Loop.

At 2:38 p.m. Friday, a woman was transferring from a Red Line train to a Green Line train at the Roosevelt CTA station, 1147 S. State St., when a man took out a stun gun and robbed her of her cellphone before running off, according to a police alert. 

Police describe the robber as a 20- to 30-year-old black man with a medium complexion, standing 5-foot-7 to 6 feet tall and weighing 140-175 pounds.

Anyone with information about the robbery is encouraged to call detectives at 312-747-8382.

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