Couple duo charged in violent armed robbery involving 70-year-old woman

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Chicago duo charged in violent armed robbery involving 70-year-old woman

Frank Burrell Jr., 50, and Taysha Stillwell, 39, allegedly stole from a 38-year-old woman at gunpoint on Sept. 13 in the 4700 block of South Wolcott Avenue, according to Chicago police. Burrell is also accused of battering a 70-year-old woman in the same incident.

Burrell and Stillwell were arrested Monday in the Park Manor neighborhood.

Burrell was charged with armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated battery of a victim 60 or older. Stillwell was charged with robbery.

Both of them have a detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday.

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 This brief reviews crime trends in Chicago using data from the Council on Criminal Justice Mid-Year 2025 Crime Trends report, released in July 2025. That report examined offenses recorded by law enforcement in Chicago, Washington, and 40 other American cities from 2018 through June 2025. It is complemented here by findings on trends in the lethality of violence from a separate Council report covering 17 cities.