Four males have been charged after they had been recognized because the alleged offenders in a sequence of armed robberies in June on the Near West Side.
Mitchell Barrow, 18, and Marcelis Townsel, 21, had been each charged with seven felony counts of armed theft and one felony rely of aggravated theft, Chicago police stated. Two different males, 21-year-old Ricky Hamilton and 19-year-old Curtis Lopez, had been charged with two felony counts of armed theft, with Hamilton additionally receiving one aggravated theft cost.
According to police, the 4 males had been concerned in a number of armed robberies June four and 5 within the 12th police district, which covers the Near West Side. Their investigation additionally revealed the boys allegedly dedicated a number of armed robberies within the 25th district on the Northwest Side and within the suburbs, police stated.
The group’s car was recognized after detectives used private and non-private license plate readers to find out the place they’d been driving, police stated. After officers situated the car they arrested the occupants, who “gave statements about their involvement in a number of robberies.
A subsequent search performed on their car recovered 4 cell telephones and two handguns, police stated.
All 4 males are due in bond courtroom Sunday.
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