Police Catch Robber In Foot Chase
A 20-year-old Evanston man was charged with robbery after an incident at the South Boulevard CTA station. Police say they chased the man, who ran along the CTA and Metra tracks.
Police say they chased and ultimately arrested a 20-year-old Evanston man who fled the scene of a robbery on foot, running along the elevated CTA and Metra tracks Thursday afternoon. Richard D. Tharpe, 20, of the 1500 block of Simpson Street in Evanston, was arrested and charged with one count of robbery, a felony. Police were called to the South Boulevard CTA station around 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, for a reported robbery. A 19-year-old Evanston man said that someone had tried to punch him several times, then took his money and iPhone and ran away, according to police. When police checked the area, they found Tharpe, who matched the description given by the teen, according to police. Tharpe took off on foot, and ran along the elevated…
Derrick Woodard
12:41 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
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