![]() Maurice Holmes, 49, was arrested nearby and charged with misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm.Ĭlearly, more needs to be done to keep riders safe on the CTA. The victim was hospitalized and his condition was stabilized. One of the people in the altercation drew a knife and stabbed his hand. She was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery.Īnd this morning, at around 12:20 a.m., a man, 27, tried to pass by a pair of men who were arguing on the Belmont Red Line platform, police said. Joiner confronted the employee, and during the ensuing altercation she stabbed him in the side of the neck, and he was hospitalized in fair condition. On Wednesday, July 28, around 10:45 p.m., a male CTA worker, 49, was power-washing the State and Lake Loop ‘L’ station platform when he accidentally sprayed water on female customer Quinton Joiner, 37, according to police. The victim was hospitalized in good condition. The woman stabbed the man multiple times in the face, torso, and arm and left the scene. The next day, on Wednesday, July 21, at around 9:15 p.m., a 68-year-old man got in an altercation with a female passenger on the Damen bus on the 2500 block of North Damen Avenue in Logan Square, police said. The attackers fled on foot, and the woman was hospitalized in critical condition. One of the assailants disarmed her, and then stabbed her in the face multiple times. The woman drew a knife and cut one of the attackers. On Tuesday, July 20, at about 5:30 a.m., two men approached a 36-year-old woman at the Blue Line’s Cicero Avenue station and punched her in the face, according to police. He was charged with first degree murder and denied bail at a hearing on Sunday. Crocker later confessed that he wanted to kill the man, whom he did not know, prosecutors said. Near 86th Street, as Crocker stood in front of another man, 66, Crocker pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest, killing him. on Friday, Van Crocker, 55, boarded a bus on Cottage Grove Avenue, prosecutors said. ![]() The victim suffered a minor laceration and declined medical treatment. On Thursday, June 24, at about 11:45 p.m., a person stabbed a man, 56, in the back of the head on a Blue Line train near the Armitage/Western station and left the scene, police said. Here are the six cases I’ve read about recently. Stabbings on the CTA have been commonplace during the last several weeks. ![]() Lately while compiling the Today’s Headlines link stack, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend. However, when it impacts people’s freedom of mobility and transportation choices, that is relevant to our mission. Street crime generally isn’t Streetsblog’s beat. It goes without saying that public safety is a top priority for all Chicagoans these days. Mark’s with $8.Note: This article contains descriptions of violence.
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