Chicago police officers seized two firearms and arrested two men during a single incident at the same CTA station in the Loop on Sunday morning, the latest sign of progress in a reinvigorated push to reclaim the city’s train lines from criminals and ne’er-do-wells.
Officers assigned to the CPD’s Public Transportation Section Tactical Team were conducting a train check at the Clark-Lake station around 11:30 a.m., when they noticed Shane Doty, 25, sitting inside a train with an open bottle of alcohol, police said. Officers asked Doty to step off the train and began issuing him a ticket when they spotted a bulge in the front pocket of his sweatshirt. The bulge, police say, was a loaded ghost gun.
As officers were taking Doty into custody, they saw 23-year-old Sir Russell adjust his waistband and quickly walk away, according to CPD. Officers moved to question Russell, who fled into a nearby train car and resisted the officers, police said. The cops allegedly found a firearm in his waistband…