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Suspect Offender Charged with Five Felony Counts of Armed Robbery with a Firearm During Sale Arranged Online
Anthony Garcia, age 23, of the 3100 block of West 53rd Street in Chicago was arrested by the members of the Chicago Police Department’s Citywide Robbery Task Force on March 31, 2026. Anthony Garcia was arrested in the 5200 block of South Troy after he was identified as the offender who robbed multiple victims at gunpoint after arranging sales thorough an online marketplace. The robberies occurred last month in the 9th District:
March 17, 2026 – 5200 block of S. Kedzie; 20-year-old male victim
March 27, 2026 – 5300 block of S. Kedzie; 20-year-old male victim
March 28, 2026 – 5200 block of S. Kedzie; 19-year-old male victim
March 29, 2026 – 5300 block of S. Kedzie; 29-year-old male victim
March 29, 2026 – 5200 block of S. Kedzie; 21-year-old male victim
Anthony Garcia is charged with …
Five (5) felony counts – Robbery – Armed with Firearm
Court.
Detention Hearing – 2600 S. California – April 2, 2026
Anthony Garcia was placed into custody and charged accordingly. Anthony Garcia was booked on Thursday, April 2, 2026, and was ordered detained pre-trial. His next court date is Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Chicago Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Accused of Inappropriate Contact with a Female on the CTA Red Line
According to Chicago PD, subject approached a 38-year-old female passenger on the train and made inappropriate physical contact with her. He then followed the victim for a short time after she exited the train located near the 800 block of N. State on March 25, 2026, at approximately 4:40 p.m. to Rush & Division.
DESCRIBED: Hispanic male, 5’11″-6’2″, 190-210 lbs., with a thin goatee, wearing a dark-colored baseball
hat, tan hoodie, black puffy jacket, black pants, white socks and black shoes.
White Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays for home opener 2026 on Friday April 3 at 1:10 p.m.
FRIDAY FORECAST: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 51 by noon, then falling to around 44 during the remainder of the day, and 42 by 8 p.m. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon with gusts to 26 MPH after 6 p.m.
O’HARE FORECAST …
Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Temperature falling to near 43 by 10pm, then rising to around 51 during the remainder of the night. East northeast wind around 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
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MIDWAY FORECAST …
Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Temperature falling to near 42 by 8pm, then rising to around 53 during the remainder of the night. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
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