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Taylor is accused of robbing the Walgreens across from Hard Rock Cafe and a second pharmacy nearby. |
Englewood resident Maurice Taylor brandished a knife to ward off a CVS Pharmacy manager who tried to stop him from shoplifting $93 worth of merchandise from the store at 121 West Kinzie last Sunday evening, prosecutors said. He’s charged with Class X Felony robbery in the case.
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Taylor | Chicago Police Dept |
He was charged with felony robbery in the Walgreens case.
Records show that Taylor, 29, was sentenced 18 months in prison for being part of a robbery crew that beat a 20-year-old man at the Chicago Red Line station and took the victim’s phone and hat in August 2015.
He has previous felony convictions for aggravated battery of a government employee and unlawful use of a firearm. Judge John Lyke ordered him to be held without bail.
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