CTA Robbers Punch, Rob Victims And Run Off Downtown Trains To Escape

CHICAGO — People were robbed on CTA trains while Downtown twice last week, police said.

During the robberies, a robber or robbers punched a victim's face and grabbed the victim's phone or purse and ran away as the train doors opened, police said.

The robberies occurred:

• 6 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of South State Street

• 3:18 a.m. Sunday in the 300 block of South State Street

Anyone with information about the robberies was asked to call police at 312-747-8384.