2-month-old baby safe after taken from mother in Edgewater: Chicago police

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Saturday, April 19, 2025
Baby girl safe after taken from mother on North Side: CPD
A baby girl is safe after being taken from her mother on Granville Avenue in Edgewater; a suspect was caught on Glenlake, CPD says.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 2-month-old baby is safe, after someone grabbed her from her mother Friday afternoon on the North Side, Chicago police said.

An 18-year-old woman was on the sidewalk with her baby just before 12:25 p.m. in the 1100-block of West Granville Avenue in Edgewater when the incident took place, CPD said.

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The suspect took the baby girl from the woman and ran off, police said.

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The suspect was later taken into custody nearby, in the 1000-block of West Glenlake Avenue, police said.

Charges are pending against the suspect, police said.

This is a developing story; check back with ABC7 Chicago for updates.

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