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Belleville, IL – Three suspects were taken into custody Dec. 4 Thursday night after a violent robbery at the Fairview Heights MetroLink Station left a 37-year-old man injured, according to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies responded around 7:49 p.m. Thursday after a 911 caller reported a disturbance aboard an eastbound train approaching the Memorial Hospital station. When deputies arrived at the Fairview Heights platform, they found the victim, who said he had allegedly been attacked by two men and one woman. He reported several items had been stolen during what authorities described as an unprovoked assault…