Crime & Safety

Elderly Des Plaines Man Robbed, Assaulted: Report

The 85-year-old had his wallet stolen at a CTA stop, the Chicago Tribune reports.

 

An elderly Des Plaines man was robbed and assaulted on Thursday morning at a Blue Line CTA stop in the Loop, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The 85-year-old man was shoved down by a suspect as he followed his 83-year-old wife up the steps at the CTA stop. The man had head and neck injuries as a result of the incident and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the newspaper reports. No arrests have been made. 

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