Monday, June 11, 2012

Eight wildebeasts were arrested in mob-style muggings



Chicago-
Seven teens and one adult are behind bars after Saturday night's attacks.
Each charged with three felony counts of mob action after three people, including tourists, were robbed, beaten and mugged - one ambush left a 40-year-old man recovering from a broken jaw.
Police said the man was mugged near the 500-block of North State Street moments after hundreds left the Blues Festival at Grant Park. Investigators said the beating involved up to ten attackers and happened shortly before 10:00 p.m.
He was jumped near this busy intersection and is recovering at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Another man, 31, was also taken to Northwestern after the beating. He sustained minor injuries.
Moments later, a couple was ambushed and robbed near Lake and State Streets just steps away from this Red Line station. Police are also investigating another attack near the Gold Coast.
The officers chased the teens south on State Street before tracking them down three blocks away at 20 East Kinzie Street, police said.
Mitchell Coradarrowe, 18, of the 5900 block of South Indiana Avenue, was charged with one felony count of mob action and one felony count of aggravated battery, police said.
The seven teens under the age of 18: two 16-year-olds, two 15-year-olds, two 14-year-olds and a 13-year-old. They were each also charged with three felony counts of mob action, police said. Their identities were not disclosed due to their ages.
Coradarrowe is scheduled to appear in bond court Monday.
In most cases, the victims never saw it coming.
The mob-style muggings struck as the city kicked off its summer festival season attracting thousands to the Blues Festival at Grant Park, the North Center's Rib Fest, the Printers Row Book Fair and more.
Alan Millen visiting from Zurich said so far, he's felt safe despite the pockets of violence.
"So far we have, yeah, we haven't felt threatened in any way - this is the third day, it's been good. We were walking around until around 10:00, maybe 10:30 most nights, no problem at all," Millen said. "I'm sorry to hear that there's been some problems,"
"It's obviously disturbing but there's only so much the cops can do. I think when stuff like that happens, it's not only the cops that should be involved - it's also the entire community as a whole. So everybody out here, whether it's tourists or people who live here, we all need to pay attention and just monitor that kind of stuff," Chris Young said. He's visiting from Florida.
"It's definitely unsettling," Michelle Heider said. "I'm not really nervous. I stay to populated areas, I don't stay here late at night and I stay with you, so that's always helpful."

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