Authorities are searching for three people suspected of robbing passengers on a CTA Red Line train on the North Side.
The robbery began around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday on a southbound Red Line train in the 1100 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Edgewater, according to Chicago police.
The next robberies occurred shortly afterward in the 3900 block of North Sheridan Road in Lakeview and in the 1200 block of North Clark Street in Old Town, police said.
In each case, the three robbers approached riders and assaulted them, then took their personal belongings before forcing the passengers off the train, police said.
The robbers – two men and a woman – are described by the police as black, between 14 and 20 years old and of different heights and weights.
One man wore a black and gray hoodie, the other man wore a black and red long-sleeved shirt and the woman wore a gray hoodie during the robberies, according to photos released by police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Chicago Police Department at (312) 745-4447 or submit an anonymous tip to cpdtip.com.