Chicago (WLS) – Chicago police said that a man had now been accused of stealing on the blue CTA line, as it was also very expensive.
The man whose value was made on the CTA train spoke in the episode on Friday night exclusively with ABC7 this week. He said that the violin deserves thousands, but it carries a much more emotional value.
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Police said that the theft occurred on the CTA Blue Line train on 117 W. Lake St. At 9 pm on Friday.
Chicago police said Timothy Johnson, 39, from Chicago is facing multiple charges regarding the crime, including theft of crimes and three misdemeanors related to resistance/peace officer.
Police said that the stolen violin in the theft, which is worth $ 10,000, was in a black storage case, and it has a completion of the distinctive wooden grains on its back. It has no serial number, because it was dedicated.
Cyrus Sporlock said this was not the type of violin that you can buy from the store. It was a hand -made family legacy, which is something that he described as “indispensable.”
Speck, a student at the Chicago Institute of Arts, says that he was handcrafted by his older brother.
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On Friday evening, Sporlock spent speaking to the police, after he said that he noticed two men waiting outside the train that he was riding on the blue CTA line. He said that this happened at the Clark station and Lake.
Sporlock said that this person took a piece of him afraid that he might never return.
Despite the charges offered, it was not yet known whether the investigators had placed the lost violin.
Sporlock said that there will be a reward for anyone who can bring information that leads to the return of violin.
Police asked anyone who has information to contact them at 312-745-4447 or send an unknown information in CPDTIP.com and use RD#JJ-21845.
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