The Brief
- A woman wanted in Alabama on an armed robbery charge was arrested in Chicagoland on June 30.
- Investigators said they tracked her to a home in Oak Park.
- In a separate case, a Chicago woman was charged after deputies reported finding a loaded gun in her SUV during a traffic stop.
COOK COUNTY, Ill. – A woman wanted in Alabama for armed robbery was arrested in the west suburbs last month, and in a separate incident, a Chicago woman was charged after deputies found a loaded gun in her vehicle during a traffic stop in Streeterville, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
Alabama fugitive arrested
The backstory:
The sheriff’s office said 35-year-old Aracelis Ortiz was arrested on June 30 after investigators worked with the U.S. Marshals Service to track her down.
According to the sheriff’s office, the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force contacted them on June 23 for help finding Ortiz, who is wanted in Russell County, Alabama. She is accused of robbing a store while armed with a gun.
Investigators learned Ortiz might be staying in the 1000 block of North Boulevard in Oak Park and could be driving a black Volkswagen Jetta.…