{"id":793790,"date":"2026-05-13T16:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/793790\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:10:16","slug":"cta-bus-driver-kidnapped-at-knifepoint-on-pulaski-in-belmont-gardens-escaped-on-clark-street-on-near-north-side-chicago-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/793790\/","title":{"rendered":"CTA bus driver kidnapped at knifepoint on Pulaski in Belmont Gardens, escaped on Clark Street on Near North Side: Chicago police"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suspect arrested in Gold Coast, police say<\/p>\n

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team \"WLS<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 3:13PM<\/p>\n

\"ABC7<\/p>\n

CHICAGO (WLS) — A CTA bus driver was kidnapped at knifepoint early Wednesday morning on Chicago’s Northwest Side, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n

A male suspect was on a CTA bus just before 2:40 a.m. in the 2400-block of North Pulaski Road in Belmont Gardens when he pulled out a knife and demanded the bus not stop, police said.<\/p>\n

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The bus driver, a 57-year-old woman, continued driving to the 900-block of North Clark Street on the Near North Side, where she escaped out a window, police said.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/strong> CPD issues alert on attempted kidnapping in Humboldt Park<\/a><\/p>\n

The suspect got off the bus and was taken into custody in the 100-block of East Chestnut Street in the Gold Coast just before 3:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Charges are pending; no injuries were reported, police said.<\/p>\n

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