A man who twice robbed the same South Side market while he was on electronic monitoring for a pending burglary case has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Prosecutors said Timothy Bowden, 29, committed both robberies while he was out on “essential movement” privileges granted to people on electronic monitoring under the SAFE-T Act. The program allows two days a week outside the home for approved purposes such as job applications, grocery shopping, and medical appointments. Robbing a store is not considered an essential activity.
Just before Christmas last year, officers responded to a robbery at La Feria grocery store at 9704 South Commercial Avenue in South Deering. A 46-year-old employee told them a man handed her a note reading “Give me the $ I gotta gun.” After receiving cash, the robber ran from the store…